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I am 5 days out and feeling more gas pains than I did in the hospital. I am feeling the pain all through my chest and shoulders. It makes it hard to take a good, deep breath because it hurts. I have not passed much gas but I wish I could. I have not tried any Gas-X yet. Think I will get some today. Any suggestions fellow sleevers?

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I've heard that Miralax works wonders for gas. Just a suggestion...

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I have tons of gas ususally out the other end at night. I get bloated most of the day. I have tried gas x 1 pill and that has seemed to help. My majior problem is spasms! I had a hernia repair also, and am really suffering. Trying to take some kind of med every 2 hrs for pain. ouchie.

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The gas pain is a killer. Sorry for the personal question here, but are you going #2? Are you taking a stool softener such as Colace? My doc has me taking it twice a day. Also, when I had these problems the first three weeks post-op, the surgeon advised me to take Miralax. You can also take Milk of Magnesia, but it is rough on your system and should not be taken regularly. I took Miralax every day for about 2 weeks and then started taking it if I did not go #2 for a couple days.

Funny story: I thought I had a pulled muscle in my lower right abdomen starting about 9 or 10 days post-op. I couldn't stand up, sit down, bend over, etc without some very serious discomfort. Then the Miralax kicked in and I felt like a new person. So, take the Gas-X strips but make sure things are moving through your GI system.

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The gas pain is a killer. Sorry for the personal question here, but are you going #2? Are you taking a stool softener such as Colace? My doc has me taking it twice a day. Also, when I had these problems the first three weeks post-op, the surgeon advised me to take Miralax. You can also take Milk of Magnesia, but it is rough on your system and should not be taken regularly. I took Miralax every day for about 2 weeks and then started taking it if I did not go #2 for a couple days.

Funny story: I thought I had a pulled muscle in my lower right abdomen starting about 9 or 10 days post-op. I couldn't stand up, sit down, bend over, etc without some very serious discomfort. Then the Miralax kicked in and I felt like a new person. So, take the Gas-X strips but make sure things are moving through your GI system.

Well....I finally started going #2 about 3 days post-op. It is very strange looking...sort of like tea leaves or something very loose I have never experienced (sorry about the TMI). It is definitely not normal looking. I am going to get some Gas-x tonight.

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