Gas

[shy2012 43]

Try mint tea! Its also what I do in addition to walking. It helps!

[azhoselady 17]

I am walking and all but have yet to have any gas pains. Did they start right away shy?

I had one Jello and one twenty ounce bottle of Water. whats helping me is the pain meds and sleepping in my new leather rocker my hubby got me.

[shy2012 43]

I am walking and all but have yet to have any gas pains. Did they start right away shy?

I had one Jello and one twenty ounce bottle of Water. whats helping me is the pain meds and sleepping in my new leather rocker my hubby got me.

No I haven't experienced them because I'm doing everything to prevent the pain. Walking and drinking the mint tea. I'm burping alot- actually it's coming out both ends. Are u having this experience?

[sleepyone405 13]

Where does all the gas come from? I know they blow up our abdomens during the surgery, but that went away, along with the shoulder pain that was totally excrutiating... Now, if I try to drink any of the allowed Clear Liquids, I feel like all that gas comes right back and my entire abdomen is about to explode. I can't even drink 4 oz of Water.

4 days post op and wondering if I made a big mistake

[daisychains7 427]

Where does all the gas come from? I know they blow up our abdomens during the surgery, but that went away, along with the shoulder pain that was totally excrutiating... Now, if I try to drink any of the allowed clear liquids, I feel like all that gas comes right back and my entire abdomen is about to explode. I can't even drink 4 oz of Water.

4 days post op and wondering if I made a big mistake

The first few days after surgery, when I'd drink my stomach would feel very bloated and I had tummy gas that I couldn't seem to expel. It will pass! Sip very slowly and try hot liquids instead of cold. Ice cold Water just seemed to make my gas worse.

Be patient with yourself. You will be healing for the next 6 weeks. Life with the band will not be like this forever.

[mdfinch 24]

Your stomach is still swelling from surgery. I also felt like I might have made a big mistake at first also I could hardly get 8oz of liquid down in a day for probably 2-3 weeks. And I was use to always drinking. I carried a drink with me at all times before surgery. Still I don't drink as much as before. Now I worry about getting enough fluids in. We will all adjust over time.

[sleepyone405 13]

8 oz a day for 2-3 WEEKS???? oh my...

what happened when you drank too much?

[whymomwhy 12]

I still have only been able to get 4-6 glasses of Water in a day feel too full if I try and push over that

I have been burping more than I ever have so not having too much gas pains anymore