Okay when I eat I feel full I stop. About two hours later I get the the mother of all burps. Does that mean all the food is thru the band? Anyone else get this. I never belched like this before the band.

the only time i get the belches is after a bad stuck issue. so i can't really respond to your question , sorry hopefully this will subside and just become a once in awhile nuisance

I am not sure. A lot of people get a bur o when they are through eating. I a men that is there soft warning to stop. I am not sure what the belching later means. Others might know! If not, that would be a good question to ask your surgeon or nutritionist..Hope that we all get an answer. Karen..aka..kll724

IMHO unless you are overeating, the food should pass through the band fairly quickly. The current theory is that satiation comes from the increased pressure on the vagus nerve as food passes through the band, not from food sitting in the stoma above the band.

Burping is going to be different than how it used to be. I rarely ever burp, but when I do it sounds as though it is coming from the bottom of a 55 gallon drum. I think the stoma is acting as a megaphone

Are you newly banded? Sometimes it's a result of gas that's still trapped inside, but I am going to hazard the guess that it's more likely a result of digestion.

When we digest some foods that are high in Protein and/or have lots of whey, milk/dairy Proteins they can release a gas that can be trapped for a bit as the food moves through your stomach to your intestines to complete digestion.

The same can be true for some fibrous matter like green leafy vegetables.

I had a bit of that just after banding about 2-3 months after, I added a probiotic to my daily Vitamins and if I have any type of Protein Bar, with whey or dairy protein I take a lactaid and that pretty much stemmed the burping.

Always let your Dr. know and ask their advice before adding supplements or making any changes to your diet plan.

That makes sense. Every meal I have has protein and I've made all kinds of beans a staple (like my new mashed potato) I also have 1/2 a protein bar for breakfast.

I am also concerned with this problem. I was banded 11/26/2012 and am just now burping really loud and long after eating and drinking anything. I can even burp myself if I bend to the left or bend over. I feel very bloated like I need to burp and will bend over or lean to the left to burp. I usually feel better relief after this. Is this normal?

I'm glad you asked because I've been experiencing the same thing. I call it my plumbing, lol. I eat, I walk around for a bit, then flush out comes super belch. Hahaaaa! No pain just silly noise.

I seem to have bloating ad gas. Gross

I don't belch, is this normal post lap band? I'm 9 days post op.