I'm six days post op and my full liquid Protein diet has me take two ounces of protein-rich liquid or calorie-free liquid every 15 minutes, alternating. Every time I try to take anything in, it's always followed by solid five to ten minutes of burping and gurgling. I make an effort to sip carefully as best as I can, but it happens every time. Makes me not want to eat at all. I cheated a few days early and tried a small forkful of puréed chicken salad. Went down okay without pain, but the gas was still a problem.

Am I doing something wrong? Is this temporary? Will I be chained to my box of GasX forever?

Your body is still adjusting. I understand the fear and unease it may cause but give it about two more weeks. Then if you're still concerned put in a call to your surgeon. Just remember you went through major surgery give your body time to heal and adjust. And happy sleeving (;

At two months post op I still have endless burping eating or drinking. We all adjust differently and my doctor told to continue Gas X and the time length varies.

I'm 4 days post op and I'm having lots of gurgling and rumbling as well. I know this sounds gross but I'm glad when I get rid of a little gas, even though it often hurts. I figure I'm still pushing out some of the gas left inside by my surgeon. My doctor didn't tell me to take GasX strips, but I read about it on these forums and sent my husband for a box. They do seem to soothe the gas pains and rumblings. It's so hard to drink the protein shakes all of the time. I actually liked the vanilla shakes before surgery, now they taste so weird. It makes me feel better knowing that somebody else is having the same symptoms.