I was banded on July 16th and seem to be doing great with everything except I keep the hiccups. I was told I was eating too fast. So I have really slowed down on my eating. But I also wake myself up at night hiccuping and I have the hiccups 3 or 4 times a day whether I have eaten or not. Has anyone else had this problem?

Ok...if you really want to KNOW...call your surgeon because what I'm going to post is just a guess...

your diaphragm is irritated. Lots of us get hiccups when we eat too much (or drink too much) and its because our full stomachs crowd our diaphragm and trigger the hiccups.

Since you are still healing healing healing (it takes a while) I think that's what's going on with you. I burped more in the 6 weeks post op than I did the entire rest of my life before that! (or it seemed like it)...you appear to hiccup.

If it doesn't get better, call your surgeon. It's hard to function with the hiccups.