Question?

[esteban6377 1]

What damage could be done by swallowing gas x gelcaps after surgery if any problems ????

[cfurrey 53]

My doc said no capsule till solid food was introduced! Try a heating pad did me wonders!

[elcee 3,341]

You should be fine swallowing them so long as you take them with plenty of Water. However the "gas" that causes postop pain is not in your digestive system so the gas X do not work (some swear by them so this could be a placebo effect). The gas is gas that was pumped into your abdominal cavity to make it easier for the surgeon to work. The best thing for this pain is prescription pain meds and lots of walking.

[maegan 51]

My surgeon said no more pills ever.

[lawismylife 41]

My surgeon said no more pills ever.

I think that's an overstatement. Maybe no time release pills ever. Not no pills at all. Small ones are ok after the immediate post op healing.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

What damage could be done by swallowing gas x gelcaps after surgery if any problems ????

they make them in chewable's. unless your dr advises you to swallow pills, i recommend not too. (i crush my pills or break them into pieces now.). also, any capsules, ask your dr for specifics as sometimes those are not suppose to be broken (and i was also told that on time release).

try to stick w/chewables or liquids to be (safe).

all the best.

[maegan 51]

They said crush or chew all pills for me. I have been following what they say with no problem.

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

If your surgeon tells you not to swallow pills or capsules whole, don't do it, no matter what anyone else here tells you. Your surgeon presumably has a degree in medicine and experience in bariatric surgery. So far I haven't met any other LBT member who can honestly state that they are an MD.

According to every bariatric surgeon I've talked about this with, the consequences of swallowing pills or capsules whole are that the pill/capsule won't go through your stoma, so it sits there in your upper stomach pouch or esophagus slowly dissolving into a possibly corrosive chemical mess that can badly irritate or damage the surrounding tissues. So not only would you be injuring yourself, the medication that you need would not be making its way into whatever part or system in your body that needs it. You might as well flush that pill down the toilet. And throw in the contents of your wallet while you're at it.

[dquoiya 32]

The gax X strips did not work for me so a freind suggested mint tea and let me tell you it help more than anything so i drank it and walked around and it really helped with the pain. GOOD luck