Since getting banded, I burp a WHOLE lot. Before banding I pretty much never did. Now pretty much after ever meal I burp. Real big ones. Very unlike me. It feels like they are coming from deep within my stomach. It's like after the last of the food makes it through the band that a massive amount of air escapes or something.

I have had zero complications with the band other than that... I'm not terribly restricted though since I'm losing weight still like this. I will be very happy to keep this as my only complication though... =) It's just... interesting.

Can someone please move this post to pre-op, post-op questions? I posted this in the wrong place somehow...

I was banded on 4/16 and had my first 1cc fill last Thursday 5/28. Before my fill, it always felt like whatevcr I ate was stuck in my throat and I had to burp alot, sometimes bringing up whatever I ate. Now, anything solid gets stuck in my throat/esophagus, and not only do I burp, but there is a production of what I call slime. I'm not sure if this is bile or what. I'm actually thinking of getting an unfil.

Does anyone have any insight?

Thanks!

ah the infamous slime!!! stick with mushy foods for a few days, your usually tighter right after a fill for a few days and eat very slowly and chew chew chew. it take a little bit to get the hang of it. when i eat too fast i get the exact symptoms you're describing. mornings are tighter too, drinking warm tea or decaff helps get the day started.

If it gets to much that you can't stand by all means look into an unfill but chances are in a few days you will be better. i had an overfill once (matter of fact it was my second fill too) but i have a twisted port and not so easy for me to get an unfill, it was game on then. but within a few weeks it got easier and let me tell you that was a record breaking month in weight loss for me too!

I have more of a hiccup and it's LOUD, i do it after every meal and my 10 year old sits at the table and waits for mom to sound like a frog!!

That is exactly how i am too.. mines a L..O..N..G LOUD frog type noise...I only do the one & straight after ive eaten..never fails :confused:

I do both. I burp some, and if I eat just a little too much (kind of the pouch version of being stuffed, but not stuck) I will get the hiccups. Lord, I thought I was the only one doing that.

I am extremely sensitive when it comes to fills. My first fill was 6 weeks post-op (3ccs I think). The next day I had to meet the surgeon for an unfill. He took out 1.5ccs, and two weeks later I had another .5cc taken out in the office. I had maybe 1-1.5 ccs total in my band. That took care of business for several months, then in Aug 08 I had a fill of maybe 1cc. Nothing since then until 2 weeks ago. I was getting hungry at about 2 hours and my weight was up a little so he gave me a fill. He asked me how much I wanted, .5 or 1cc. I opted for .5, knowing how sensitive I am. That turned out to be plenty. You really do have to relearn portion sizes and eating more slowly. I have gotten stuck a couple times (sliming and pbs) and I can't eat nearly as much as before the fill, so I have to plan more. I still get the hiccups though, but I have lost maybe 3 lbs since the fill, so I can't complain. Even with problems like sliming, I would do it again in an instant. While I don't like getting stuck, it makes for a great reality check. The food inhaler in me is not dead; it is just under control, and sometimes I need to be reminded.:confused:

I don't burp alot since my band but I SURE DO PASS THE GASS a whole lot more!!!

I have not burped ONCE since my surgery...I do get some killer hiccup attacks though!

I burp a lot more, but I can keep them fairly quiet. After a fill (which I have had a lot of) it is worse for amout a week .

Edited June 26, 200917 yr by Pawless

I was banded one week ago, and even though I am still on liquids only I seem to be burping alot more. I wonder if I am drinking my soups and protein drinks too fast.

i used to burp huge long burps from deep within my stomach that would make homer simpson jealous....now small burps...practically girly...i'm so ashamed of myself :biggrin:

LOL i had to quote this...i used to be THE SAME WAY! I beat out every single guy i knew, and some of the girls I know....now I occasionally do an 'old burp' but most of the time they're these smaller ones...still big in comparison to a regular person's i guess, but seriously small compared to my old ones.....

i used to burp huge long burps from deep within my stomach that would make homer simpson jealous....now small burps...practically girly...i'm so ashamed of myself

LMAO. You sensitive new age guy. Try beer. :thumbup:

I probably burp less & smaller ones, but I have this weird 'gurgling' sound sometimes. Like air making its way up or down. When I roll over in bed, it happens every, single time, about 2 or 3 seconds after the roll. It's creepy. Hope my husband isn't creeped out by it! Not exactly a love call!

I got my third fill Mon. to 6cc. I haven't stopped burpping since during my waking hours. Guess things are just trying to find their right place.

Yes I definitely burp since I have been banded. Like someone said previously, it seems like when the food goes through, an air bubble comes up!!

I noticed this thread because I am burping a lot since my fill 5 days ago!!!! It is very strange, but this thread made me feel better.

Mimi

I have been burping for 2 1/2 years since I have gotten my band... it is like "burping" your tupperware... that is when I know I am full...

Burping is my "full signal" too! I don't like it, but since I don't every really have that full feeling anymore, I'm glad my body lets me know when it's time to stop!