3rd day post op horrible feeling like i need to burp

[LadyJ314 57]

I am 3 days post op amd have this horrible feeling like i need to belch but it wont come out. Havnt had any solids only liquid. I dont know what this is and it feels like when i swallow i can feel a ball of air slide down and thats painful also. Am i over worrying?

[blueturtle 74]

I was justwondering this morning how you were doing. I hope you get to feeling better soon! I'm getting banded on the 6th so I can't speak from experience, but what you are describing I have heard others talk about and it sounds like it might be gas?... Many people said the gas-x strips help and so does a lot of walking around, even if it is just in the house.

I will let the experienced ones advise you your worry level.

I have confidence you will be feeling better soon!

[LadyJ314 57]

Thank u. I have been using the gas x strips extra strength but only one at a time the box says u can use 1 to 4 i wonder what other people have used and what helped.

[drea1019 9]

To uHi there I am on day 10 post op.. I would use more gas strips it helped me.. I am still using them and walk more it really does help..I was exactly where u r now and I know things seem grim but they do get better. Hold on best of luck to u!!

[kata13 56]

Yes I have this too 3 days out. It's the air they pumped into you, However I have been able to burp and now fart....feeling better. Lol.

[kimk1999 450]

Option 1 - extra gas x (I tend to take two of the chewables at a time as 1 didn't really do anything for me

Option 2 - lay down on your left side (if I remember correctly as that is supposed to help the angle and let gas out)

Option 3 - use a heating pad on your back. That may sound strange but it's helped me recently.

Option 4 - ask a family member to 'burp' you

Try them all. Congrats on being banded and hope you feel better soon.

[LadyJ314 57]

Thank u all.. i have been using the strips and am using a heating pad now

[PinkDirt 5]

Did you by chance have a hiatal hernia repaired? If so, that could be what you are experiencing. I walked around a lot and that really helped with the gas. I did not take any gas x strips or anything, I just walked. By day 4 the gas pains were minimal. Good luck to you

[kbander 3]

I am 3 days post surgery and feel terrible gas , bloating, headache, having a hard time finishing my protien shake, the liquid antibiotic makes me gag . I hope it gets better because at this point I dont want to eat or drink anything, just want the very uncomfortable feeling to subside.

[kbander 3]

Yes, I had the hernia repair also, walking everyday, taking gas x , I hope tomorrow will be better.

[LadyJ314 57]

They said i did not have a hernia.

[Leepers 1,195]

LadyJ, I felt the EXACT same way for about a week. It was very uncomfortable. I kept thinking that somehow the band had changed the pressure in my esophagus and I was worried I would feel like that all the time. Plus, every time I would swallow my own saliva I felt like I was swallowing air and it made me more uncomfortable. I am 11 days postop and 99% of those feelings have disappeared. It did keep me from eating much. I still don't feel like I can eat much and I don't try to push it.

Edited December 30, 2013 by Leepers

[Kimmy89 24]

I had the gas pain about a week after surgery. One thing I learned....walk,walk,walk! Seriously. You'll start burping and you'll feel so much better! I had the worst gas pain in my chest and once I started walking,just around my house, I was able to burp and it went away. Even now,2 months late,when I walk around the mall I start burping. Lol.

[LadyJ314 57]

Thank you all for the input some of this stuff can make u feel like ur goin crazy. Walking and the heating pad are helping alot..

[loveNlife76 23]

I'm 5weeks out and have a mild pain on my left side. Has anyone experienced this?