Ok....I was banded 1/14 and I have a weird question for you all. For my entire life, I've never been able to burp. I've had little air bubbles that come up resembling a hiccup, but not really an honest to goodness BURRRRRP! I have no idea why and I never really thought about it. Now that I have the band, I'm burping like crazy! For a while after I eat, I can burp over and over again. My husband even heard me across the room. Of course, being a man (no offense to you males out there), he said he'd only be impressed when I could say my ABCs at the same time! LOL Is this normal? What is causing this? I don't think I'm ingesting air. I'm not drinking with straws, no carbonated beverages at all. I've been a "good girl" with respect to my diet and eating. What gives??? I'm not disturbed by it, I'm just curious....

Its funny you bring that up.

i was banded Feb 2 and also doing the same as you. i thought it was gas still in the body. Maybe someone can fill us in...

Doctor: Dr. Nick H. Gabriel

Banded: 2/2/09 :confused:

Highest weight: 282

Weight at banding: 265

Current weight: 259

Edited February 7, 200917 yr by dream716

I think someone asked this a week or two ago. I have not been banded yet, but the answer I got from it was because you have to chew so much that you inadvertently do swallow air. Short, sweet, to the point, there ya go. :cursing:

I think it has to do with the air that's trapped in the stomach underneath the band. I do it all the time while eating and for a good 30mins after.

Yes, me too. I happens more if I eat too fast but I do burp a lot after I eat. So bad that my dogs think I a growling at them! But if that is the worst side affect I get I will be happy!

I was banded on 11/26/08 and had the same issue, but i also had a hiatal hernia fixed during surgery. My Dr. said that the burping is normal. He didnt explain why, but it seems to be a very normal, natural thing after eating. My husband is finally getting impressed!

I was just saying the same thing!! I never burped before, or rarely and I could control it. I was banded less than 2 weeks ago and I'm now constantly burping. I guess it's normal if so many people feel the same way.

ditto, i burp after eating too..lol...feels good too..must be all the chewing...

It happens more if I eat too fast but I do burp a lot after I eat. So bad that my dogs think I a growling at them! But if that is the worst side affect I get I will be happy!

LOL, no wonder my dogs have been behaving worried around me.

My doc told me some people unconsciously swallow air and that's why I'm burping. Sorry doc, I don't believed I just developed this new bad habit. Burping does result in a comfortable release and I appreciate it.

Edited February 8, 200917 yr by volcano lady

It's funny... I work in a call center for a major bank, and I will be on the phone talking to a customer.... when all of a sudden a burp comes out. Sometimes I cannot control it... the air comes up quickly. It's actually really embarrassing sometimes.

I think there are different factors as said earlier: taking in air when you a chew a lot, air getting stuck in the pouch when the food starts to churn, and food possibly getting stuck in the band area.

In any case, it will probably never go away. Some days are good for me, and some days are bad... when it comes to burping. And it is not PB, because I hardly eat anything, I eat very slow, and chew a whole bunch.

So the brupping is normal from what i'm reading.

It does feel great after i have to say. Weird.....but it works

I have the same issue, my doc says that some people just swallow more air then other people when they chew as much as people with the band do.