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I just had my surgery yesterday and the worst part is the gas. I'm taking gas x and tried to walk around a little but its not working. Do anyone have any suggestions????

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Walk. I was told told walk for 10 minutes every hour. It helped tremendously!

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Time is your biggest help. Mine took several days (4-5?) to go away.

Sorry-- I know it's no fun!

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it took me 2 wks to get it all off. gas x works wonders!!! walking helps alot also. i swore to my hubby that i was a pack mule as much as i was farting lol. but hey it made me feel better :thumbup:

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I tried everything and nothing helped me. Walking made it worse for me :-( Hoping you have better luck!

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Walk, Walk, Walk. Walk from 5-10 minutes every hour and get a heating pad. These two things helped me. The pain will go away in a few day.

Stay Strong

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Time and movement. It stinks, but it's really all that works. The nurse at my pre-op education class said you can take all the anti-gas meds in the world but it isn't going to help gas in the abdominal cavity - which is what they use during surgery. You just have to wait (and burp and toot) and walk to get it moving outward.

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Walk everywhere in ur house. Walk circles around ur coffee table if u have to! It helps tremendously.

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I feel your pain!!! I was banded a week ago and had terrible gas pain up until this Tuesday. The gas x didnt work for me so I called my docs office and they said use Milicon drops for babies. It really did the trick even on the first day

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