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...

yes, I think that is a sign you have restriction. I burp and hiccup as the Dr. was doing my last fill and this had not happened during the 1st one. And oh yes, but do I burp, hiccup and fart like something awful since being banded..........don't forget the hunger pains sounding like a freight train coming through the house.......quite embarrassing in a meeting with the big boss!!

what do you do for the gas (farts) I have that all the time and it is so embarassing at work -

I burp alot now THe nurse said I'm drinking to fast or eating to fast. It could also be that your diaphram is still alittle pissed off lol. Sipping and eating slower has helped a little. 2 weeks since being banded.

I def. burp a lot more. I have to say, it feels great when I do. It's usually when I've eaten and I can feel that "full" feeling. Then I burp and ahhhhh..... All is well. I know not to eat anymore but I def. feel a sense of peace (for lack of a better phrase). It was very hard to burp right after the surgery and I try not to make myself for fear of putting too much air in me. Great question!

I'm alot better now

Yes, and glad to see from the Poll im not the only one. They come around 15-45 min after a meal. They are deep and satisfying. So they are productive for me, but not in the terms here where food comes up. Just air and I feel SO much better afterwards, like everything is settling.

I thought that I'd have trouble with flatulance after surgery (i've heard people who have bypass fart way more after) however I think because i'm eating so much better I guess i probably fart LESS than I did before. Just the burping is consistant. I almost look forward to it now. It's all good.

what is flatulance?

OMG…….. I am so glad that I’m not alone. I use to pass gas that would knock walls down, none of that anymore. I have never been a huge burp person but occasionally I could get a good one out. I have not burped at all since surgery just PB’ing:thumbs_down:. It sucks sometimes I wish I could just stick a funnel down my throat and other places to help relive the built up gas:w00t:. GAS X is not my friend either. Good luck ya'll.

I burp all the time now, but they are small and internal and no one can really tell because they are well hidden. I regularly need to get some air up from my stomach and into my pouch but even after small burps, it still seems like i need to do it again. Cold Water definitely makes it happen. I also dont drink right before going to bed because you can hear it trickling and gurgling through my system and I need to burp alot. Hiccups are now really common post meals.

All in all, no big deal. :0)

I could not burp at all for the first two months so I got the hiccups alot

but now I can burp sometimes but still get the hiccups.

I figured this out 30 years ago and when I see people on the street or a plane who have hiccups I tell them how to get rid of them and they are gone within 15 seconds.

The mistake most people make is taking a deep breath and holding it. You need to do the opposite - blow out ALL your air and swallow as many times as you can in a row. If you need to sip a little Water to swallow that's fine.

Guaranteed gone in 15 seconds. I think it restricts the throat and that's why it works so well.

Let me know if it works for you!

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what is flatulance?

Farting.:thumbup:

I never had to burp before...and now I don't know how... I have to cough until I burp or turn upside down...but OMG it feels so good when I finally do

NO!!! In fact, I burp a lot less now that I am banded. I used to burp like a son-of-a-bitch...and now, nothing! :teeth_smile:

I have the same problem...I get this girgling then I burp but before the band it was loud and alot....

I am a belching, burping monster that can keep up with the big boys on this! I gross my husband out about every 30 minutes because when I can let them fly it is a lot better than stifling them!

In fact I just did a good one in honor of this post!! LOL :biggrin:

Yes, I burp a LOT more since being banded, and not just one or two, it's like a symphony.

YES ABSOLUTELY! ALL OF THE TIME.MORE GASS ALSO.............:cry_smile:

I get the hiccups after every meal and then usually one very long deep burp. The hiccups are much more annoying.