Hi everyone. I'm a bit late to the conversation but thought I would 'weigh in' (sorry). I have had my band for 2 years now and have lost 6.5 stone. I gurgle like a good un every time I eat and drink, my fiancé says it's like sleeping next to an industrial drainage system. I feel great tho and a bit of fizzy pop makes me burp and all is well again. I think it may be a bit of trapped wind at times! Anyway, small price to pay if you ask me. Takes time to find your perfect 'fill' and I did have 2 small reductions when I was overfilled towards the end of my first year. It's not worth being uncomfortable