Gas after surgery

January 9, 2011

I know it's terrible. My gas didn't appear until about 3 weeks after surgery. Everyone is right, move and gas x. Mylanta too if you can.

Also, if you can and aren't in too much pain, try a few moves.

Standing, bend over and touch your toes

Kneel on your bed and bend down, bringing your chest towards your knees. (hard to explain) So your butt is up in the air and your head is laying on the bed

Laying on your back, bicycle. Bring one leg to your chest, then the other one.

This will get things moving around in there. I promise.

mattie7632 · January 10, 2011

I hear ya! I ate real food (soft) for the first time tonight when we went out, and I got full really quickly. I was really surprised.

I haven't had a fill yet. I'm scheduled for my first one on the 31st. I'm hungrier than I was when I was first banded but I'm surprisingly not starving with an appetite. When I wake up my stomach is rolling and growling and it truly hurts so I know I'm hungry. I eat then I don't feel that feeling for another 4 hours. There are times when I just want to eat but I think to myself "are you actually hungry. Does your stomach feel like it's on fire and being stabbed?". If not then I don't eat. It's just eating out of habit like my old ways. I eat 1/2 to 1 cup of food at a meal and it holds me over for about 4 hours or so. My fill is still 3 weeks away so I may have a different answer by then lol