Newly Banded... Can't burp!

[mona832 20]

I was banded 4 days ago and ever since then I have been feeling like I want to burp, but the belch wont come up. I can feel it go back down and then burn in my chest. This happens SEVERAL times a day. When I go walking I get this huge relief like I am about to bur, then it just goes right back down. I feels as though there is a clog in my throat and it will not allow the burp up. I have passes gas a few times, but no relief has come of this. I am still in a LOT of pain. Has anybody else experienced this?

Any suggestions????

[Lbktxgal 25]

Dilute apple juice with Water and warm it up. It helped me with gas relief and a bowel movement.

[Leepers 1,195]

I totally had the same problem. That feeling goes away. I will say though, that I really never burp at all anymore. Sometimes little ones when I'm eating. I think the band doesn't allow the air to come back up. So it can only go down. You know what that means....toots! And lots of them! Lol.

[Cat225 93]

We were banded on the same day!

I had that for the first 24 hours, but since then I've been able to. I still have a ton of gas pain in my stomach and shoulder, though. My shoulder feels like someone knifed it.

[reed3580 18]

As my doctor told me, this will go away with time. I thought "oh yeah".....but honestly it did. Give it at least 2 weeks. Eventually you will learn to burp from the pit of your stomach! Sounds crazy, but that has been my experience.

[BandtoSleevechick 171]

I burp all the time.. sadly lol and as stated above thy are from the pit of your stomach that would have guys in awe like wow did she just do that.. honest.. you can try the gas chews or strips.. feel better

[ineed2dothis4me 87]

I had that same feeling. It does go away. Try smaller sips of Water or whatever you are drinking. I think sometimes it's too much to go thru the band. Walk a lot!!' That helped. I still burp if I take too big of drinks or eat too fast. Good luck!

[2muchfun 8,927]

Your pouch is very small and it's probably swollen so there's little room for a burp. Swallowing air is a cause of burping and I doubt you can swallow a lot of air just yet.

[steph2012 252]

Try Gas X strips. They really helped to alleviate some of the gas pain for me. Hang tough. It does go away. It was 2 or 3 weeks for me but it does go away. I also became best friends with my heating pad.