Bloated and Very Uncomfortable

[Joy332 25]

I was banded on June 24, a little over a week ago. I am currently able to have Protein Shakes and thick pureed Soups. All the pain from the gas pumped in during surgery seems to have gone away, but I have now developed a new gas problem! Every time I drink a shake or eat a little Soup, my stomach fills up with air and becomes distended and full. I can only drink a little because I feel so full and uncomfortable. This continues all day long, making eating and drinking, and just life in general, miserable. It only seems to go away overnight when I am completely empty and then the pain and fullness returns as soon as I drink my first shake. I do not have lactose intolerance. I have tried drinking/eating slowly and that did not help. I am fairly desperate...is this something that will continue? I am so distended, it is uncomfortable to wear fitted clothing and with the bloat and gas in my stomach and lower intestines, I am miserable!!!! What the heck is going on? Does anyone else have this reaction to eating or drinking?

[Luka Beth 78]

Post surgery you can develop intolerance to dairy. Also if you are putting things in the blender this can pump them full of air making you feel bloated and gassy. Try not blending things first. If that doesn't work try switching out to Silk instead of milk for about a week and maybe not eat cream soup...just a thought.

[Deed2u 26]

I was very bloated for three weeks after my surgery... all I can say is all your symptoms will go away... patience... things do get better... try Gax x too that helped with the gas for me...

[Desert cactus 10]

I feel the same way, well, I don't feel full when I drink, I am still on liquid diet but it helped me to make my Protein Shake in the shaking cup instead of the blender. My porblem is that when I drink I get some air in and it gets ready to get out trought burping but I can not burp, I think it has something to do with the surgery or with the Hietal Hernia that they fixed during surgery.

I don't know but it is uncomfortable because I have to walk a lot in order for the gas to move arround. Hope it gets better.

[stept04 465]

Same here I was so bloated and could barely get in any liquids. It lasted for about 3 weeks. I only was able to force down my Protein drinks and it was so uncomfortable. I wish you well. This to shall pass . Maybe try some gas-x.

~~~Stephanie

[debee 47]

Sorry for your discomfort...

After three weeks post op I was still getting very bloated and it was painful.

I figured out I am so use to drinking a large amount of liquids at one time, I had to try

to remember to drink only one drink at a time. I cant just down 3 or 4 ounces at a time without

the gas and bloat to return. I still get impatient..

I hope this helps...

I also read on someones comment that anything they hurt they do the

"downward facing dog" yoga pose.... I have tried it and it does give relief sometimes!

[Sharpie 3,306]

I think you are expecting too much for a week out of surgery... patience is needed while you heal.. I had gas, bloated feelings and pain in my shoulder for weeks.. so it's normal... I used a heating pad for my shoulder.. did as much walking as I could to help with the gas.. You can't drink too much at a time during this period... I was lucky to get 1/2 of a Protein Drink down at that stage... it does get better so don't get discouraged... rest and drink as much Water as you can...

[Summerrain 520]

If I remember correctly it took a good month for all my bloating to go away and in that time no matter what I drank or ate made me feel as if I had sat down to a banquet. Give it time and everything will go down and you will start to feel normal again with no bloating. For some it resolves much quicker than others but it will get better.

[jsws91 153]

I was bloated off and on for almost a month after. it will go away :-)

[Joy332 25]

Thanks so much for all the kind responses. I am continuing to have this painful fullness, but I have hope now that it will eventually go away!