You should see some relief in about a week. Your body is tring to absorb the CO2 and it takes a little time. I found that doing deep breathing exercises helped by making sure that when I exhaled, I used upper abdominal muscles to press in and gently force the gas back down in to the main body cavity. When I laid down at night, I had pain shoot up in to my left shoulder and left side of my neck, but by rolling on to my left side, that relieved the pain - not sure why.
I found that when sitting up, if I pulled back my shoulders and sat up straight, that also relieved some of the internal pressure. Hang in there. It will pass pretty soon.
How long does does the gas pains last after surgery
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Hello,
You should see some relief in about a week. Your body is tring to absorb the CO2 and it takes a little time. I found that doing deep breathing exercises helped by making sure that when I exhaled, I used upper abdominal muscles to press in and gently force the gas back down in to the main body cavity. When I laid down at night, I had pain shoot up in to my left shoulder and left side of my neck, but by rolling on to my left side, that relieved the pain - not sure why.
I found that when sitting up, if I pulled back my shoulders and sat up straight, that also relieved some of the internal pressure. Hang in there. It will pass pretty soon.
Best wishes,
Lydia