Question:
Constant belching after I eat or drink anything. Is this common?

If i don't belch I became queezy until I do.    — BOBBY M. (posted on November 25, 2001)

November 25, 2001
Hi Bobby. I asked a pretty similar question weeks ago. I was told by the people that answered me that this is normal. The people here recommended Gas-X, which helped. I also ran this by my doctor and he said that using a gas medication was fine. Some folks say this goes on up to three or fuor months post op. I'm just barely over two months post op (down 55lbs) and still have this problem, but it's not as severe as it was just weeks post op. I just explained all this to the girls at work and say excuse me when I burp and they don't pay any attention to me. It's like burping relieves the pressure of a full stomach. If it's related to what I eat I haven't figured that out yet. Good luck!! I hope this helps.
   — Jennifer H.

November 25, 2001
I did this too for awhile, it eventually went away. I am 4 months post op and if I eat too fast it still occurs occasionally. There are lots of minor things like this, all a good trade off to loose so much weight.
   — bob-haller

November 25, 2001
I'm 9 months post-op. What you're describing happened to me a lot my first 4-5 months but doesn't happen as much anymore. I still have it bad though if I ever cheat and have a carbonated drink!
   — Terissa R.

November 25, 2001
I think we always will belch more post op than pre op. However it lets up alot with time.
   — Danmark

November 26, 2001
Thats when I know I have too much in my pouch, whether from drinking too much or too big a bite of food. I use the burping as my bodies way of telling that I'm going too fast. The slower I eat and drink, no burping occurs.
   — Helen B.

November 26, 2001
I burped after eating for the first 10 months...regardless of what or how much I ate. I still (at 17 mos. postop) belch much more than I did pre-op...but I try to do it quietly. I've never heard a satisfactory explanation of why this occurs. I don't believe it is because the pouch is too full...sometimes it isn't full at all.
   — Anne G.

November 26, 2001
I asked my surgeon about this around 2 months post op. He explained it like this, everyone has gas when they eat or drink, in a regular stomach it's flexible and will expand to allow the gas to escape, thus we don't always notice all the air bubbles. With our tight little stomach in the beginning it won't expand for the excess air, thus we notice more belching....it has to go somewhere :o) I was told as my stomach expanded more, the gas would be less noticeable but not always will it go away totally.
   — Mandy M.

January 4, 2002
Hi Bobby. I am 3 weeks post-op. I belch quite a bit too while eating and after, and drinking sometimes too. It is getting better as time goes along. I feel SO much better when I do get the air out of my stomach. I wouldn't be overly concerned. You may want to contact your doctor if it gets worse. Good luck!
   — Tara G.