how long do the cramps and belchng take to go away

I had my surgery on Tuesday and everytime I take a sip of anything when it goes down it graps me and then I have belching.  Does not make it easy to sip sip sip!  When does this get better?  I am getting a little depressed..... ahhh

my surgery was also tuesday and i had the belching and some gas pains they put alot of air in you so and it took time for me to learn how to sip my drinks i used a medicine cup and every 20 mins i took water and sipped it out of there now i am actually sipping tomato soup and i havent tried to do pureeds yet. give it some more time can u take gas x. was depressed the day after surgery i had buyers remorse but this is what i wanted and now that i see me loosing weight i weighed myself im feeling so much better

It should improve in a few days. Like janine said it is probably leftover gas from the anesthestic. I found that being as physically active as your body can tolerate helps dissipate the gas.

Right around day 5 sipping got easier for me.  But please do keep sipping to avoid dehydration!

I was lucky.  I just did not have those problems, but I remember my doc saying walking helps with the gas>  Good luck.  The crummy feeling gets better with everyday that passes

I had my surgery on the 5th of July. It took me almost a week before they went away. You still will have a 'burp' here and there but nothing like the first week. Give your body time to heal and relax. It will get better

Thanks everyone....I appreciate all your help.  I was starting to get depressed about it all but if this part gets better after a week I can make it!