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Day 4 on my journey - This gas is a pain in my a**!

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genesishanna

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I want to start with the positive - the weight is coming off pound by pound. That is my primary objective; therefore, all else should be well, right? Wrong! This gas is no joke. The end of day three, which was when I was allowed to progress to full liquids, I wound up throwing up, which I hate to do. The positive thing is that gas came up with it, that sounded like something out of a horror film.

Have you ever thought about the way gas sounds? Its abnormal! Anything that exist inside of you and sounds like a monster just can't be right. Okay, I'm rambling.

So anyway, I went to sleep and woke up on day 4 which was okay except for...of course, that damn gas! I wish I had something spectacular to share, but I honestly don't. The pain had me in bed the majority of the day. I tried to walk around the house, but I was unsuccessful because my house is not that big and going around in circles would have made me depressed. I would have went outside, but unfortunately we were under the threat of rain so I did not want to chance it.

Something great did happen, I made some very thin cream of wheat with 1% milk and 2 packets of splenda. Honestly, I thought it would be nasty because usually I use sweet condensed mik, whole milk, and a lot of sugar for my cream of wheat to make a fatty, tasty, creamy, lumpy treat. Having to modify it to fit my new way of life was a scary thought; however, after tasting it, I enjoyed it just the same. It tasted so good that I thought I would eat/sip too much of it, but I didn't. So I must say that I learned a small lesson here. We can enjoy the same things in life post-op as we did pre-op, just with a little modification. We conditioned ourselves to enjoy in fatty sweet treats, or platefuls of food for satisfaction. The funny thing is that we can condition ourselves to enjoy healthier, smaller portions, and receive satisfaction just the same. I am thankful for the small things now. Its amazing how a few spoonfuls of cream of wheat can do that to someone. I know there will be more to come, just taking it one step at a time.

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lol! You're doing great! Last year I got sick and it was soooo bad when I threw up it was like a freight train coming out of my mouth, sound and all! It was like I was outside of my body hearing it. It was just na- na na - nasty!

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lol! You're doing great! Last year I got sick and it was soooo bad when I threw up it was like a freight train coming out of my mouth, sound and all! It was like I was outside of my body hearing it. It was just na- na na - nasty!

Is there anything that can be done about it?

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If your body is just rejecting the food because you are swollen probably not. However if you are actually nauseas then yes your doctor can prescribe medicine for that.

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Hi there

I used GAS X STRIPS the best and you will feel great and the gas will go away.They are about $8.00 for 12 sticks I think.They are the best thing they had ever invented Good Luck!!

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