I understand what you are going through. I was banded on 3-23-09 and the gas pains were horrible and I just cried. Your best friends right now is gonna be Gas-X strips, they disolve on your tongue and they work better than the tablets. I used to take 3 at a time and it would help tremdously. As far as having a bowel movement, I took pericolase (walmart has a generic brand that works just as good) and this helped alot too. Hang in the it is all worth it. It was 3 months band for me yesterday and I am down 57lbs and have not felt this good in 16 years.
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