Post-op Gases

[madamems 0]

Hi! I am a 58 yr old female, 5'1" with a starting weight of 237. I got my lap band on 1/25 here in NY at the NYU hospital. I am doing well. No nausea. Some problems with gases. I'm sure it's expected. Any hints on how to get them moving and any interesting food choices to make the "thin" liquid phase more interesting. Thanks for the support!

[Lady Jenna 2]

I haven't gotn banded yet.. not til march but I have been asking lots of questions.... gasx and lots of walking and drinking water...

they said anything that you can drink with a straw and has lots of protien... but shakes is all I hear about...protien shakes and waters... Unjury seems to have good ones and they have a website and a 15 dollar travel pack so you can try the diff flavors before you by the big containers.. they even have chickn Soup flavored..lol.. good luck.. go to the Chat line they are awesome

[~*~Rachel~*~ 2]

I had surgery the 25th as well. This morning I was finally hungry and looked in my binder given to me by my doc to see what I could have that sounded good. It said oatmeal as long as it was runny and blended so I sent my husband after some quaker oat maple brown sugar oatmeal. It was wonderful just make it watery with some milk. I added one sweetner and some no calorie spray butter and a scoop of unflavored Protein powder... YUMMY!!!!!!!! best meal yet!

[shellyband 0]

I also had my surgery on the 25th, and like rachel this is the first day i have been hungery. My gas pain has been getting better everyday, they told me to put a heating pad on my back and that helped a little. I ate cream of wheat today with no calorie sweetner, man it was good.

[Andy Dufresne 0]

I was in absolute agony on day 2 after the surgery (I am now 10-days post-op) when the gasses where passing through. I tried absolutely everything from walking around to breathing heavy to even sitting on top of my washing machine. Finally after 15 hours of misery (I could have set my clock to the pain; it was 15-20 Seconds of sheer torture in my belly followed by 45 seconds of no pain...Rinse, repeat for 15 hours). I passed out from the pain twice. I finally tried laying down on my right side and EVERYTHING came out in 3 or 4 looooooooooong farts and I was instantly relieved and out of pain. Hopefully this will help you.

BTW I am still VERY gassy, but I was also very gassy pre-surgery