text: any tips for after gastric bypass surgery? i am having surgery in couple months... any comments or tips are welcome. i am a bit scared.. shouldn't be a big problem. it's a little hard to get your food down to begin with. you want to take small bites, chew real good and flush with water. it's nearly impossible to belch and vomit. after a while when it's all healed and the swelling gone, thing start getting back to some semblance of normal but it takes several months to really feel normal again. don't worry about it, it really isn't that bad.