Gas gone?

lorden88 · July 15, 2010

Hi everyone, i just had my sleeve surgery Tuesday and I am still full of gas. I have burped a little here and there but have not passed any gas and am having lots of gas pain. Can anyone tell me when you finally started to pass gas and feel less bloated?

Thank you so much,

Michael

SParkle · July 15, 2010

I can't honestly recall... as it seemed to go gradually.... but I think after a week I was a lot better. But the bloating took a couple of weeks to go down for me.

I still get loads of gurgles tho!!

nurse_ally · July 15, 2010

Hm...I don't think it took me that long to pass gas, in fact before I left the hospital. Have you had a BM yet? (I'm a nurse, I can ask that

VV2010 · July 15, 2010

Things for me got better a little each day - keep walking around - it helps:) Good luck!

Mary Gordon · July 15, 2010

hi michael- you need to walk after every meal. walk walk walk, there's no other way and it's actually the best way to get rid of your gas.

lorden88 · July 16, 2010

Hm...I don't think it took me that long to pass gas, in fact before I left the hospital. Have you had a BM yet? (I'm a nurse, I can ask that :thumbup:

Thank you everybody for the replies. I have not had a BM yet but I took Milk of Mag the day before surgery (per Kaisers orders) and that really cleaned me out so to speak. I am trying to walk as much as I can I am just in such pain it is very slow going. I'll try to walk more and more. When i got out of bed at eh hospital I felt as though I pulled something inside open and I have been incredibly sore in that spot ever since. I mentioned it to them and they looked at my incision and felt everything was ok. However, prior to this I was walking more and in less pain.

Michael