i am 3 weeks out today. i have the strangest noises going on. whenever i eat or drink anything, no matter how small the sip, i get these "man burps" as my sister says. deep rumbling belches. and then, quite often i get this sound/feeling like its passing through. is this normal? there isnt any pain. i try to make myself be mindfull of not swallowing too much air. any ideas? tips? from what i have read this seems to be normal? is this a forever type thing w/ the band now?

Hi, Im not sure about the noises. I dont recall having anything like this. I was banded 8-31-07. If you have any concerns, I would call Dr.

I'm more than a year out and I do that. Sometimes it's quite embarrasing and loud.

wantsobad!

i do it too. ive been rebanded since late May and even TODAY i sat at dinner and gurgled as food went down. Fortunately im a unique and dainty snowflake and i can just laugh. I can see how it would bother people though in a formal setting.

Wish I could do the man burps!!! I feel like I am going to pop, I think that giving up diet coke has taken a lot of the belching pleasure out of my life ho hum. I am sooooo with you on the glugging noises though, what is going on in there??? Lovely feeling .....NOT.....LOL

Nina x

i get the 'gurgles' too ... just started back up after my last fill. it used to be annoying/embarrassing but now i just think it's funny.

i get them too.

I got em!! I can also do the big burps too. I stopped after giving up diet coke (one of my true loves). But now with a little restriction, the burps are back

I get them all day, all the time. It is very embarrassing!!

Gretchen

banded 2/23/07

-64 pounds

I get them too. I also get loud hiccups.

I'm new here and this is the first negative I've read. But still not a hard choice is it? Let's see....bleching/gurgling or 313 lbs? No contest! Congrats to all of you that have had your banding or finally scheduled. Looking forward to that day.

I gurgle alot. I was concerned that this was a relflex that is bad/harmful. Apparently it is not; it's quite normal. However, there is a reflex (acidic) that can be harmful. Just know the difference. Never go to bed within an hour of eating something. I also learned to have a good cup of Water or so before bed; just to be sure all food is flushed, or can be flushed.

I excuse my gurgles as my 'stomach growling'. Sometimes I get annoyed with the sound; as much as I want to just blow it off.