i need to ask this because nowadays i have a lot of hiccups.

well can it cause slippage of the band??

I don't think so. It usually only happens to me if my band is too tight or if I eat really, really fast, but my doc only warned me about vomitting in regards to possible band slippage.

Did you have a really strong bought with hiccups? It can be so embarrassing especially if you are trying to talk to someone on the phone. I swear everythings I'm a heavy drinker, LOL:-]. And I am, but only with Protein drinks, I don't care for alcohol and never did. Anyway, if you are really concerned, give the docs office a call. The nurse there should be able to answer that question I would think.

It might cause some inflammation of the stoma though, which would make it more difficult to swallow. If that happens, stay on liquids for a couple of days and that should clear it up.

Hope this answers your question.

Cindy

Hiccups are the sign for me that I am full now. I get them more after I eat and I will get bouts of them after I drink. They can really hurt too if there is still food in the pouch. The only way I can get rid of mine is to drink 10 small swallow sips in a row of Water without stopping, if you hiccup in the middle you have to start over. But it works every time for me. Unfortuantely, i just live with them after I eat because I don't want to wash my food through, so I need to come up with something else for when I get them after I eat. I have never heard of them meaning slippage though, so don't be worried about that.

Kim

thank you

I hiccup when i drink too fast...... and i know it sounds crazy but if im stressed or there is alot commotion around me when i eat i get hiccups.

Kim

Whenever I get something "kind of" stuck...meaning not totally stuck but I can sort of feel something there that isn't full going down...THEN I always get hiccups, like my esophagus is trying to clear out the stuff. Damn, it hurts too.

I've always been pretty prone to hiccups and with the band I get them way more. I get them just sitting there at work. So nah, I don't think they are related to slippage.

ok you all can think I am the biggest freak out there but my great grandmother taught me this and I swear it works for me 8 out of 10 times. Say this little saying with a rhythm poem... do not pause

"Hiccups, Hiccups have I got

To my lover I will send them

If my lover, loves me not back to me he'll send them."

It's weird but it works for me! LOL

I get what feel like hiccups, but they're a kind of spasming caused by eating too fast or not chewing enough. Could this be what's causing your hiccups?