Hello All! I am 5 days post-op and i am trying to figure out this whole smaller stomach thing, still on the post-op Phase 1 liquid diet. Everytime i drink anything it feels like i trapped air bubbles in there, then i am uncomfortably burping for the next hour. Is this normal? what am i doing wrong?

Also, I have been sweating ALOT, this is the 1st weekend it has been pretty warm here, but it goes beyond a little sweat on my forehead, i feel drenched, sweat running down my face, chest, back, etc. Anyone else been experiencing this?

Don't know about the sweating, so I can't help you there.

The bubbling/gurgling is normal. Your stomach is very swollen so there's very little room for the liquid to go through to your intestines and it trickles down slowly. You can try drinking slower, but it may not help. Burp if you can (I can't) and just tolerate it until the swelling goes down.

43 minutes ago, kt12883 said:

Hello All! I am 5 days post-op and i am trying to figure out this whole smaller stomach thing, still on the post-op Phase 1 liquid diet. Everytime i drink anything it feels like i trapped air bubbles in there, then i am uncomfortably burping for the next hour. Is this normal? what am i doing wrong?

Also, I have been sweating ALOT, this is the 1st weekend it has been pretty warm here, but it goes beyond a little sweat on my forehead, i feel drenched, sweat running down my face, chest, back, etc. Anyone else been experiencing this?

Are you avoiding straws? Added air flow can be a cause. Also, are you mixing your own protein shakes? I always had to let mine settle before drinking because there were a lot of air bubbles. I still feel that way from time to time.

As far as the sweating goes, I remember being very warm in the hospital. It might be your body's natural reaction to healing. I didn't start developing the notorious "cold intolerance" until just recently.

Thank you both for taking the time to respond. I am glad to know the burpring/air bubbles are a normal part of the healing process. I will have to ask the dr. at my 1 week checkup.

thanks again!

4 minutes ago, kt12883 said:

Thank you both for taking the time to respond. I am glad to know the burpring/air bubbles are a normal part of the healing process. I will have to ask the dr. at my 1 week checkup.

thanks again!

I swear, the worst thing they could do was to tell me to drink more slowly. It made me think about it all the time and the more I thought about it, the worse I got about swallowing air! Like I haven't been swallowing my whole life! Thinking about it made it so challenging!

thats exactly how i feel. its like learning to drink all over again