This tends to subside with time, and as the habit of air swallowing is unlearned. In some patients, especially those with abnormal gastric function, the air can build in their stomach and cause bloating. However, most studies have indicated that those patients with bloating after an operation suffered from bloating before their surgery, and is really a problem with the stomach rather than the operation. Other side effects are much less common. One of these is persistent dysphasia.
Dysphasia is the sense of food sticking while eating.
While this is common for the first several weeks after an operation, it's rare for it to be persistent. When we do an antireflux operation, you have to think of it as a new pair of shoes. We want the reflux valve to be just right once things settle in. Even with minimally invasive surgery, swelling occurs relating to the surgery. It takes several weeks for the swelling to go down.