Gastric balloon smelly burps!

[amy23]

hi all had my ballon in on the 3rd of feb and i have been fine so far, no acid sickness or anything apart from the burps. they are horrendous and im quite embarassed by it. does anybody know how to get rid of or control them? ta xx

 

[Shrinker]

Ballon burps

Hi Amy,

This is one of the worst side effects of the balloon, they are so gross. The only way I can avoid getting them is so stay away from any "sticky" food pretty much all noodles and pasta. If i do get them I drink lots of peppermint tea, take some acidophilus tablets with every meal and drink loads of water. I think the food gets stuck to the ballon and then just sits there (sounds charming doest it??) I've also heard that drinking a can of coke (not sure if it needs to be diet or industrial strength ) I'd imagine the coke would work better on an empty stomach, so maybe just before bed. Good luck

 

[amy23]

hiya thank you. yeah they are awful, every time i burp my partner looks at me in disgust although i cant say i blame him, id do the same. ill try the tea and avoid the pasta and noodles. as for the coke i didnt think we were supposed to drink that?

 

[Cheekygirl]

Hi Amy as shrinker said keep away from pasta, rice and bread or only in small portions, also have a glass of diet coke as this washes away these foods that give you the smelly burps.

 

[amy23]

slight problem there, i have hypoglycemia and have to eat those sort of foods to keep my blood sugar regular otherwise its just horrible 4 me. secondly cola has WAAAYYY too much sugar init and id probably end up having a hypo!1 problems problems....