Gurgling, bubbling noises when eating? Could it be...

[health4life 0]

I have been banded now for 7 months and have had 3 fills. My last fill was when I reached my "sweet" spot however, I may be too tight. I gurgle and hear bubbling noises along with some pain of food going through the band with the most simple easy to chew foods. I have endured it because I want results but I may be doing myself an injustuce by doing so. Approximately 2 weeks ago I experienced pain around my sternum that I would imagine a heart patient might feel. Long story short, my band area was irritated for unknown reasons, but I suspect it's due to the tightness of the band causing the gurgling and bubbling noises. I have thought about having my LB Doc take a small amount of fill out to alleviate the noises. What are your thoughts? Has anyone had any experienced with this?

Edited April 30, 2009 by health4life
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[canadiangirl 0]

Hi Health,

I had the same problem after a fill that I had of 2 cc's, I was gurgling after I drank Fluid and I had pain after I ate certain things. I had to get a small defill of 0.5cc's and it made a huge difference. I have read that some posters have had even less then that taken out and it made a difference no more gurgling and tightness and still keeping restriction.

I TOTALLY understand the mental aspect of trying to deal with "being tight" to lose weight faster. It's been hard for me too. :thumbup:

[kristyn1975 0]

the EXACT same thing is happeneingto me right now....the gurgling and the weird noises coming from my throat.

Im confused...wondering if im to tight....i have 7.5 cc's in a 10 cc band. And i think im having really good restriction...ive been losing good!! I have ALSO been putting off going to get an unfill cause i am afraid it will to TOO LESS of a fill for me. I dont know what i should do... DO you think i am hurting myself and the band by maybe being to tight?!? Let me know what you all think!!:thumbup:

Thanks so much!

[canadiangirl 0]

the EXACT same thing is happeneingto me right now....the gurgling and the weird noises coming from my throat.

Im confused...wondering if im to tight....i have 7.5 cc's in a 10 cc band. And i think im having really good restriction...ive been losing good!! I have ALSO been putting off going to get an unfill cause i am afraid it will to TOO LESS of a fill for me. I dont know what i should do... DO you think i am hurting myself and the band by maybe being to tight?!? Let me know what you all think!!:thumbup:

Thanks so much!

Krystyn,

I had gurgling noises from my first fill, and I had no tightness issues, but after my third fill I had those same sounds but along with it came whatever I drank or ate. It would take me an hour to drink 1/2 a cup of Water. I had to get a defill, but only 0.5cc's. I still made noises but I could eat and drink again without pb....I would PB if I ate too much though. I would think that if you have pain and PBing after you eat your recommended quantities, chewing well and eating slowly then it might be a tightness issue. It's sooo hard to know what to do and wonder if you need a defill especially when your losing weight, but if you're PBing and have pain you're too tight.

I'm not worried about the noises, and neither was my clinic a when I had something to drink after my first fill.

This band is so confusing!!!!

[Q8bandster 0]

the gurgling and the weird noises has nothing to do with the tightness or irritation, i keep getting these sound although i have no pain or over restriction, u should ask ur doc about it.

Edited April 30, 2009 by Q8bandster

[ronwifey 0]

I get the noises too. When I wasnt filled enough I didnt have them now that I'm pretty tight I have them so I think it has to do with the band being tight. IMO

[genepha 47]

I also have experienced this when I am filled quite tight. It especially happens if I drink something too quickly or something cold. When I eat I have to make sure I put my fork down between bites and think about how much I chew. It's a process but I seem to be having success! good luck.

Jenn

[derbin247 0]

I have gurgling noises but I do not think it is because I am too tight. I do not feel that much restriction... I dont know...

[leepizz 0]

I have been banded for 11 months. My last fill was in Sep. I felt all the symptoms of being tight. I didn't know better. I thought that PBing was normal once in a while. In Jan. I had .5 cc taken out of my 5.25cc that were in my 10cc band. I felt so much better. This past week I have been so tight that last Friday I was going to go to the emergency room since all day I couldn't hold anything down even liquid. After 2 days of liquids and soft foods I felt better.

Well this week I didn't get a full night sleep. As soon as I went into a deep sleep I had to throw up or was coughing for over 1 hour. I was not able to drink the amount of liquids that I should be taking in on a daily basis. I was miserable.

Well after having lunch today I really felt like I had enough....chicken and mashed potatoes, that didn't even stay down. I call my dr. since I didn't want to have another night of no sleeping. He had me come right in to the office. I was telling him all the problems I was having this past week and he took out all of my fill and I had to have a chest x-ray done to make sure I didn't slip. I felt so much better immediately.

I am now not allow to get a re-fill for another month. I am so scared after being restricted for 10 months and not feeling hungry. I worked so hard to lose this 75 lbs. I don't want to gain it back:scared2:Sorry to vent, and thanks for any advise!

[health4life 0]

Thanks to all for your comments and sharing your experiences. This helps with my decision making process. I will be calling my Doc on Monday to have a very small amount of fill taken out and hope and pray that I have a good amount of restriction.

[health4life 0]

Your venting is fine. That's what this blog is for. Congrats on the 75 lbs lost. That's a huge accomplishment.

I have been banded for 11 months. My last fill was in Sep. I felt all the symptoms of being tight. I didn't know better. I thought that PBing was normal once in a while. In Jan. I had .5 cc taken out of my 5.25cc that were in my 10cc band. I felt so much better. This past week I have been so tight that last Friday I was going to go to the emergency room since all day I couldn't hold anything down even liquid. After 2 days of liquids and soft foods I felt better.

Well this week I didn't get a full night sleep. As soon as I went into a deep sleep I had to throw up or was coughing for over 1 hour. I was not able to drink the amount of liquids that I should be taking in on a daily basis. I was miserable.

Well after having lunch today I really felt like I had enough....chicken and mashed potatoes, that didn't even stay down. I call my dr. since I didn't want to have another night of no sleeping. He had me come right in to the office. I was telling him all the problems I was having this past week and he took out all of my fill :thumbdown: and I had to have a chest x-ray done to make sure I didn't slip. I felt so much better immediately.

I am now not allow to get a re-fill for another month. I am so scared after being restricted for 10 months and not feeling hungry. I worked so hard to lose this 75 lbs. I don't want to gain it back:scared2:Sorry to vent, and thanks for any advise!

[sherrydarlin 0]

OMG, I am so glad I came on here tonight, I just wish I did before I had some taken out yesterday....I have been having the same thing, gurgling noises, I can especially feel & hear them when I lay down at night to go to bed. I could barely get anything down this month, I had 5cc's in a 10 cc band, went to the doc yesterday and they removed .25cc's and I immediatley felt better, but now I can freely eat, like I did before my last fill....Like all of your posts, I am soooo scared to gain weight, I didn't want to get anything taken out but was so afraid of the constant sliming that the band was going to slip! So, I will try this week and have my next fill appt on 05/20, maybe putting some back I will find my sweet spot :-) Thanks to all for your posts, this is so helpful!

[anew 0]

i gurgle too! LOUDLY! lol.....kinda embarrassing when eating lunch with the co-workers