Burping

[tessasmom 0]

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but it feels like I can no longer burp. Is this true? I was banding 3/26/08 and feel great except for this one issue. Can you tell me your experiece? Thanks!!

[brenda235 0]

just wait you will curse the burping if you are like me alot of burping.

[Amoud 0]

I have the same issue. I was banded Feb 10th and until the first or second week of March I couldnt burp at all. I would feel the burp coming, and it would stop when it hit the top of my stomach. It is a terrible feeling but will get better. I coldnt even force out burps, and still cant. Now I will fill up with gas, and when I get to a point of exploding out comes the longest burp you have ever heard. It is not standard burps either, I sound like a fog horn lol. I have some small burps now so I am assuming it is getting better.

The burping also gets more frequent once you start food so hang in there.

[enjoylife 1]

HA! You can't burp. All I did was burp. From the day after surgery until about two days ago ( a week and one day) I burped so much I was sick of myself. Not small cute burps - big manly burps. I tried really hard not to do it in public. If I wasn't burbing I was passing gas. Yes I know its gross, but I figure this site demands honesty. I thought it was just the gas from suregry coming out, but now I'm reading that I may be burping more once I reintroduce real food to my stomach. I cannot say I'm thrilled about that, but hey, there's got to be some price to pay right? Anyway, I am happy to annouce that yesterday evening, I realized that I did not spend the day burping - oh JOY! I guess I'me moving to another phase.

[ssh 1]

I haven't had a problem burping at all since the day of surgery. Infact I burp way more than I ever did. They are not deep loud burps anymore, they are low longs ones. I'm serious, I bet some of them last 3-6 seconds long, hahaha.

[girlie2shooz 0]

greetings,i felt like you for quite sometime, and still do once in awhile. my little trick is when i feel like i have a burp coming, i make sure i bend all the way over at the waist. i know it sounds silly but i believe it pushes the burp where it should go and that is out. standin or sitting it haa worked for me. don't burp much but when i do i wanna make sure it exits appropriately. works fo rme anyways. g2s

[Cindi 0]

Can't burp, belch, whatever! For a year and 3 months now. All I have been able to do since banding is pop small air bubbles past my band. Totally inaudible, and I have to start it, which for some weird reason, I do constantly. It seems to "shuffle" the food past the band, rearranging the food waiting to pass to the low stomach -if you will.

What I wouldn't give to down an ice cold root beer fast, and let one rip. Sorry. Too graphic??? LOL!

[tessasmom 0]

Thank you all for responding. I'm glad I'm not the only one out there with this issue. I'm glad to be on the way and all you folks are certainly making this process easier. Thanks!!

[Montana Pam 0]

Oof, if I bend over when I have to burp I throw up everything I have just finished eating. If that happens, I'm not getting any nutritional value at all am I?

[lifechange82 0]

im exactly 1 week post op, and i am still experiencing some gas pain and i have a hard time making it come out of either end...hehehe. but its defientely is getting better.

[soriminah 0]

I've had a few instances now where it rumbles up - sounds like it coming from my toes. Sometimes I don't feel the need to burp but all of a sudden it's out. I have no control over it. It happened today in a training course. All of a sudden this rumbly burp flew out and I don't even have time to try and cover my mouth or anything. How emberassing. :huh2: haha

[NukeChik 1]

I had a lot of burps up until about a month post op, then nothing. The only time I burp is when something is having a hard time getting through. Every bit of gas I have now goes out the other end.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

I just burped as I'm typing this... it's lunch time.

I burp all the time. Especially while I'm eating. They are small, and sometimes I have to stop and help them along. I'm over it really, I just tell the person I'm around it's a side effect from my lil'band. Ooops, sorry. All my close family are already used to ignoring it with me now.

:bolt:

[tarrn13 1]

reassured to read this thread, i too am having these huge long low man burps that have to come out or they start to hurt, i was getting kind of worried but feeling better now. thanks