extreme gas pains on sides and ribs

[rxkid2384 28]

man don't know what to do. hurts so bad. tried 2 gas-ex tablets already and i can only eat 4 per day. just went outside in freezing weather and walked for 15 minutes. it did nothing. chewing mint gum now. will have to chew my last 2 tablets really soon. not sure what's going on. i try my best not to eat past 8pm..tonight was 2 small slices of pizza. last time this happened at night it was also pizza. if i eat pizza during the day i am fine. (1-2 small slices- nothing extreme or crazy). help ?

[cubbies76 132]

How far out are you? Your body just may not like pizza anymore. Kind of a good problem to have I can't handle eggs anymore. Don't get gas pain but they just don't sit right for a few hours after eating them.

[GotItDoneInHarlem 302]

HEATING PAD. Saved my life on more than one occasion.

[rxkid2384 28]

that's the thing i'll be a year out in January. im down almost 140lbs...but this gas is killing me

[Branmuffin 190]

Are you sure it's gas?

[rxkid2384 28]

i think/hope so. ive had it this bad maybe like 2-4 times since surgery ..always passes with time. 2nd time though ive noticed it was pizza at night. @harlemLoser, did you put the heating pad directly on the painful spot ?

[DirtyHarriett 94]

Have you had your gallbladder checked? That is pretty common with folks who experience rapid weight loss. I'd make an appt just to be sure...

I hope you feel better!

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man don't know what to do. hurts so bad. tried 2 gas-ex tablets already and i can only eat 4 per day. just went outside in freezing weather and walked for 15 minutes. it did nothing. chewing mint gum now. will have to chew my last 2 tablets really soon. not sure what's going on. i try my best not to eat past 8pm..tonight was 2 small slices of pizza. last time this happened at night it was also pizza. if i eat pizza during the day i am fine. (1-2 small slices- nothing extreme or crazy). help ?

I really think you should get your gallbladder checked. Losing a lot of weight fast often results in gallstones. Your symptoms sound a lot like you have gallstones (especially the fact that you get them after eating fatty foods like pizza).

[Branmuffin 190]

Yes your gallbladder pain can be deferred to the left side of your body instead of the right. I would ask for a gallbladder function test

[weeziex2 25]

Get your gallbladder checked out, I had similar problem only thing different was the pain was onupper left sude and went all the way around ti the middle of my back. I couldn't sit down laydown all I could do was walk up and down the sidewalk. Turned out it was my gallbladder I had 34 gallstones in there I told the Dr I wanted to see what was causing that pain. After surgery no more pain.

[Ree 215]

Wait what? I am having pain on my left side too and it wraps around to my back. I thought kidneys at first but this could be a sign of gallbladder problems? What can I do to make it go away? as a side note, the doctor prescribed me medication to prevent gallbladder problems. Will taking that resolve these issues?

[Branmuffin 190]

Ree it could just be a coincidence for you but if they didn't check your gallbladder pre surgery then you could've already had issues that are just beginning to bother you because of your weightloss. I would definitely talk to my dr