This seems to be my only real problem besides feeling like I have a vice wrapped around my midsection. Once I burp the pain subsides. I burp with any liquid I take. DOes that sound pretty normal? I have not had to take my prilosec. I have had NO heartburn. Maybe thats gone for good!

yes.. burping alot is fine, your getting rid of the gas this way.. sometimes when i drink i burp more..congrats on your banding

It is definitely normal. However, over time it gets better. You find ways to kind of initiate mini, internal burps which can't really be heard that releases the pressure and then it is not so bad. I can't explain how to do it . . . but it does happen and it works well.

I was banded back in december, and I still do lots of burping..I'm assuming it's the norm for bandsters..Fine by me, I never claimed to be a "lady" anyways,lol...

I was banded 2-20-09 still burning and if I eat anything with salt it makes me cry.

My burps rate on the scale of 8s and 9s on a 1-10 scale. It does not hurt as much anymore as I was banded this past Tuesday. Mostly it happens after eating or drinking anything. Its like a hiccup burb and several loud ones in a row. I started using Gax X as someone here recommended. No real difference noted. Excuse me is becoming my middle name.

When I was first banded I had painful burps. I found this to be because I was taking too large of drinks at one time. Before I was banded I would drink a lot of liquid at one time, and that is painful after the band. To help with this I used a toddlers sippy cup for about a week after banding. This taught me how to take smaller drinks. Playtex makes one that looks like a small travel coffee mug, I found it in the baby section of Wal-Mart.

I still burp, but there is not the pain associated with it when I was first banded.

Good luck with your band!

I was banded on 2-24. I have learned not to eat or drink anything cold or with salt they have since went away. Apple juice or peach made it worse.