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Oh my the burping is crazy! My surgery was 7/16 and not only do I burp all the time but I hear all sort of sounds. It's a little embarrassing because the sounds can be loud. Does that go away???

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I'm 5-1/2 months out from surgery and I burb when I'm full, when I'm hungry, if I get stuck right after it moves ... you name it! It's embarassing. I thought when I gave up soda the little belches would be gone. I never imagined they'd be replaced by the incredibly deep, loud, ninja burps (ninja, as in sneak up on me)! I thought it was just me and wasn't going to say a word. What a relief to know I'm not alone!

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I was banded on 7/7/09 and burp constantly. My family just looks at me like I have 2 heads or something. I am still on a liquid diet and will be for another 2 weeks. Hopefully it will settle down soon.

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OMG! REALLY? Yikes! I can't imagine going around burping and farting all the time. what do you do at work? is it loud. Now I am really scared! I am due to be banded 10/16 and need to go back to work a week later, in an office setting, where farting would be a big problem.

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I don't think farting is as much of a problem as burping. if anything I think I fart less than I did previously. Its the burping which seems to have increased and the other strange stomach noises e.g gurgling which can be really loud sometimes.

I am sure you won't have a problem at work. Burping is far more accepatble especially if you remember your manners which I am sure you do. I work as a trainer and haven't had any problems yet.

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Thanks for the reassurance. I can just see it now, "there goes the fat chick farting uncontrollably!"

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I'm 16 months out, I used to burp when I got hungry. But that stopped when I had my last fill.

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I am 15 months out. I burp when I am full or I hic-cup. My stomach still makes strange sounds sometimes but it is just the food making it's way down and you get used to that and it is not loud. The farting is controllable and you can always get in a room by yourself or go to the bathroom and let it rip. I read somewhere that excessive burping tends to stretch our pouch out but I keep forgetting to ask the doc.

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Yep, all the time. Ang the gut sounds are fairly loud, to me, but my hubby has only noticed a few times. Me and hubby were talking once about that play phone we used to make as a kid with a couple of cans and string, and teasing that the port under the skin connected by the tubing to the stomach is making it louder. Of course, that's just silly because the 'string' has to pulled tight for the can phone to work, but we got a giggle out of it.

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