How long does the gas last?

Woodys · June 10, 2006

I was banded on Thursday and the gas is horrible. I've been using Gas X but its not helping much....its very hard to take a good breath. How long does this last.

Carol

DonnaB · June 10, 2006

Carol,

All you can really do is walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. If you can pass gas do it. If you can burp, do it. No matter who's within ear shot!

The best thing I found for any gas pain relief was to stand next to the bed, bend from the waist and rest your forearms on the bed with your forehead resting between them. You can bend your knees a little if you need to to make it more comfortable, but try to keep your fanny as high in the air as you can. It looks crazy but it helped my gas pains and those of my band sisters who had surgery on the same day I did - we were all at the same hotel a few rooms apart. At one point I stacked every pillow in the hotel room, including the extras I had already ask for, into a pile and leaned over them to rest my forearms on the bed. It helps. Give it a try.

Good luck with the gas pains and welcome to band land.

gjray · June 10, 2006

I was banded May 30th and walking does work. I had to take care of my kids so I was moving around the house a lot. I was instructed to walk 5 minutes every hour. I even got up in the middle of the night and walked around the house. I normally sleep with about 4 pillows behind me so try using pillows instead of laying flat. Warm liquids helped also. It really does get better.

GRay