Question:
Is it normal to feel a BUBBLE and pain when swallowing water?

I am 4 days post- op. I'm not drinking too much, too fast, changed temps of liquid too. But, when I swallow liquid I get a Pain it sits @ the top of my insison. Between the breast bone and ribs. It feels like a bubble moving inside. I even look to see it my skin moves. I sit gas? Any sugesstions?    — Janet H. (posted on May 18, 2002)

May 18, 2002
i had the same thing. i am 16 days post op now and i still get it when i drink sometimes. i "gurgle" alot too. it will go away. mine mostly happens with cold drinks.
   — candymom64

May 18, 2002
To me that would mean i am either drinking to fast or I need to be sitting straighter and burping more. Burping really helps in the beginning.
   — Min W.

May 18, 2002
I am 5 weeks post op. This still happens to me. I has gotten better in time, but it is still there. I take a drink and it feels like one big bubble going down until it hits my stomach. Then it feels like it breaks into tiny little bubbles and I can feel it rise back up towards my throat. My surgeon said it will go away as I heal, and it has gotten better over time. Good luck to you.
   — Jeannette P.

May 18, 2002
The same thing happens to me. It's getter better but I still can't take a nice big sip. However, the Crystal Light Iced Tea doesn't give me that pain and since it counts as water/liquid then I have been drinking that more often because I can drink more of the iced tea then water. Good luck
   — Peggy D.

May 18, 2002
Hi, I had a little popping burp with every swallow until about day 10 post-op. It is painful and annoying but it will go away soon. Hang in there! Hugs, Joy (16 days post-op open RNY)
   — [Deactivated Member]

May 18, 2002
Your taking in to much air when you drink. Try drinking with a coffee stir straw it really small and it limits the amount of air you take in. It really does make a difference it limits the amount of gas that builds up in your intestines. good luck
   — sheri B.