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[Renay2977 1]

Hello Friends! Well 3day out of Post OP- I fell better, But this gas pain is killing me! I BEEN TAKING GAS TABS, its not going away, and a little pain in my right arm I know that is Gas! I NEED TO BURP SO BAD HELP!

[Allison0927 329]

i went through that - and gas x did not help at all - they say that is only for intestinal gas not the type of gas they pump into you for the surgery. The gas hit me hard and was extremely painful from about days 3 to day 7 or 8 after surgery. After that it went away for good and i've never felt it since. You will see that this is temporary and you will go back to normal - it's just that you have to suffer through these few days. Believe me - 92+ pounds and 7 months after surgery that pain was a small price to pay. Well worth it. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF US ON OUR JOURNEYS!!!

[armymom2012 51]

I feel the same way. I have tried walking around the house, the store, even moving my arms around de round. The only thing that seems to halfway work is a heating pad on my neck. Hope you start feeling better soon. I think the worst is the area where they put the port in. Feels as if i am ripping when I try to get out of a chair or bed. The doc says thats normal though. Good Luck to ya.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

Yes the gas pain sucks. Unfortunately, gas tabs won't help because the air isn't in your digestive system, it's in your actual abdominal cavity. It has to be reabsorbed by your body. I know it hurts, but walking is the only way to speed along that process.

I had a lot of gas pain, too. I was worried I'd become dehydrated because it hurt to breath let alone drink anything. But it did slowly abate. I had my surgery on a Friday and by the Wednesday after I felt great.

Hang in there, I promise it does go away and gets tons better.

[GermaineF 25]

I had the same problem, the only thing that helped me release it was laying on my left side, and boy did that help....also walk, walk, walk...

[xavier 153]

It just a matter of time! (none of the stuff mentioned above really helped me) .

[Renay2977 1]

Thanks to all!