Burping

I have never burped so much in my life since my surgery.  I'd this normal?  I am really conscious about not swollowing air, but it doesn't seem to get better. Will this stop someday?

I had the same issue. For a couple of weeks after surgery I had to really focus on my swallowing in order to cut down on the amount of air that went along with the food or drinks. Every once in a while, no matter how careful I was, I had to bring up a big ole belch to relieve the pressure. It was almost like pre-vomiting, a really awful gagging sound! Now, at seven weeks out, I rarely have to burp. So if my experience is anything to go by, yes, it gets much better!

One thing: I followed the "sip, sip, sip" mantra, and I'm convinced that caused a lot of my problems. Instead of sipping I started just taking normal but smaller swallows, and it worked much better for me. You may find some improvement with that as well.

Good luck! I remember how bad it felt, wondering if I was ever going to be able to leave my house without worrying if I would have to "BRRRAAAAAAAPP!" in front of people!  

Hi Pam,

Is burpping common after RNY surger? Can you tell me why does it happen?

I can't really say if it's common or not, to be honest. All I can do is relate my own experience. As to why it happens, it was explained to me that when you have a regular big stomach, swallowing a little bit of air is no big deal. However, when you only have a teensy pouch, that little bit of air takes up a relatively large amount of room in the pouch, and it leads to a burp because of the pressure.

Thanks for the explanation Pam. Really helpful. And how do you manage not to burp? You don't drink thing like Coca-Cola and other carbonated drinks?

No, I never drink carbonated drinks. Never was a big soda drinker before surgery, so I'm not missing that at all now, although I do miss the bottle of champagne my husbeast and I would open occasionally.  I just had to become very conscious of how I was swallowing for a while. I learned that eating too fast will increase the amount of air you swallow, as will talking while eating, both sins of mine. So now I slow down, don't talk, and when I drink I take in a swallow and consciously breathe out before I swallow it down. I'm not sure that really plays any part, honestly, but it seems to help me, maybe just because it slows me down a little.

Antacids do you any good?

While it can be embarassing remember what Shrek had to say on the matter, "...better out than in..."

My problem is I get the hiccups after I eat.  Bugs the daylights out of me. 

I hiccup when I'm full so I stop eating.  It's a good thing for me.

mee too - it's my body saying, "Knock it off already!"