I am 6 days post op sleeve and have been on water/juice only since surgery. I have been cleared to drink broth & protein shakes so I tried both. I had about 3 sips of each sloooowly (hours apart) & had the same reaction. It’s like my chest fills with air/gas, hurts for about 5 seconds, then I feel/hear a gurgle followed by a burp. It is very unpleasant. This does not happen with water, just everything else! Anyone out there having the same experience?

Hi, I'm 5 days post OP and this is happening to me as well, even with water! Very uncomfortable. ? hopefully someone can shed some light or suggestions on this.

Same. My husband calls it my baby dragon.

This is very common in the first week. Your body is adjusting and healing. Two things really helped me during the first week; walking everytime that feeling came on and if someone was around I'd ask that to gently rub my back (like burping a baby almost) and as soon as the gas escaped I felt much better.

Your stomach is so swollen that the liquid is trying to find a path through. What you hear is it dribbling through the tiny openings left between the swollen parts. It gets much quieter as you heal.

8 hours ago, Jingle123423 said:

Same. My husband calls it my baby dragon.

Now, that is funny. We are sleeve sisters with the same stats! Hope you're doing well!

In a few days, you'll laugh at this because hopefully it won't hurt anymore but it will probably make weird noises. The sounds your stomach will make. I'm five months out and it doesn't happen often anymore but the other day I was at my PCP's office and I was sitting there and it was talking away.

Well,I am a bypass, don't think we gurgle as much, I could be wrong, I am only A week,out and just got,promoted to Stage 3 ( Hurray for Me) . What I got and I think it's equally weird, I was told since I was doing well , I was longer bound to an ounce a time on fluids, first time I tried 2 ounces I got,a swoosh, rather felt like the vacuum sounded when it picked up one of the cats soft play balls. So I guess,my stoma is patent like it should be, but it sure felt FUNNY

@frust8 congrats! I've been here for 5 months and have seen you in the board all the time. I'm so glad you finally got your surgery!

I am 6 days post op sleeve and have been on water/juice only since surgery. I have been cleared to drink broth & Protein Shakes so I tried both. I had about 3 sips of each sloooowly (hours apart) & had the same reaction. It’s like my chest fills with air/gas, hurts for about 5 seconds, then I feel/hear a gurgle followed by a burp. It is very unpleasant. This does not happen with Water, just everything else! Anyone out there having the same experience?

My son said that after his bypass, he had gas everytine he drank and burped unpleasantly, until he tried drinking through a straw, and this remedied the situation [emoji5]

A lot of us in the beginning,have these "Organ Recitals".
old poem
It. is better to smile? and bear the short-term shame
Than to stifle,it and bear all the misery? and pain!
Welcome,to your bright,new future?