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Chest pains and burping after eating

So this is the second time I’ve had this happen. I’m 4 weeks post off. First time I ate a scrambled egg ate a couple bites and had super bad chest pains and was burping a lot. Lasted about 45 minutes. Second was tonight. I had a few bites of a turkey burger. Just the party and again, awful chest pains and burping. No nausea but I almost feel when I burp that I may throw up. Does anyone know what this is? Anyone experience it too? I don’t think I’m eating to fast so wondering if the foods don’t agree or it’s to dense.

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Weird!

I am 2.5 week’s post op and have experienced the same thing a few times. Once it happened when I tried the tiniest piece of ham that I thought I chewed at least 1000 times! I’ve stuck to cream soups since then and hadn’t had it happen since. But it was awful. I think I was pushing my tummy too much. Try slowing down and eating even less. Good luck! :-)

The transition to solid foods such as steak and chicken can be rough. As a result, I relied on softer foods such as chili and soups. There is no need to rush this transition, just take your time. I have included some recipes for chili and soups at the end of the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

I’m four weeks post op bypass. I get this feeling of sharp pain in my chest if I eat too big of a bite, eat too fast, or do not chew enough. That is your pouch telling you to slow down. It happens especially if I take it too quick with a bit of a denser protein, and my progression of diet is pretty slow compared to some I have seen.

I would definitely back it down or try softer proteins. Be aware of the size of the bites. I have to be so careful of how fast I eat, that’s always been a huge problem for me. I’m forcing myself to put my utensil down and chew chew chew.

Happens every time I have chicken or turkey. It made for a really uncomfortable and embarrassing episode at a holiday party! I seem to be fine with everything else, but poultry only seems to work out for me if it's deli slices or in soup.

Could be eating too much/too soon/the wrong things/too fast

Or GERD is a legit possibility (when I see burping and chest pain GERD is at the top of my list).

Though If you had a bypass I'd say it's the first thing, if you had a sleeve GERD is very realistic

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