DO GASX STRIPS REALLY HELP GAS PAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER SURGERY

[mariernest 33]

They gave me drops for gas at the hospital and they helped immediately

[rubia72 200]

Walking helped me the most as well. Start slow and build up. Even if slow means walking to the end of your driveway and back[emoji6]

[kimmykimmy 10]

Yes those strips helped me so much i used them for about 2 weeks to a month after surgery...walking too...

[Bon Appetit 41]

I guess they gave me some meds. As soon as I complained about shoulder pain they fiddled with my iv and the pain was gone in minutes.

As for Gas-X, the doc laughed when he saw mine and said all the americans bring that. I never used it because I was never poop chute gassy. In fact for my hysterectomy they made me stay in the hospital an extra day because I had not passed gas and until I did. Whis is weird bc normally I'm gassy.

I think the Gas-X is for intestinal gas, methane, CH4. I think the shoulder pain is residual proppant gas, carbon dioxide, CO2. In most chemical reactions the chemistry is important so I guess it is here too, ie Gas- X is intended for CH4 only.

[MarinaGirl 609]

My surgeon told me that Gas-X doesn't help after laparoscopic surgery because they're meant to help gas in your stomach not in the abdominal cavity where CO2 is injected to provide your surgeon with a better view of your organs. Then the CO2 may irritate the diaphragmatic nerves and that pain is referred upwards and eventually landing in (and aggravating) the shoulder.

[Cheryl Denk 13]

Not immediately after surgery. Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. Mine was very painful.

[YeaMe 246]

My surgeon said they would only help with stomach gas-not gas in the body cavity.

[mariernest 33]

They gave me drops at the hospital and that stops any pain immediately

[dianemar 45]

They helped me , I went through about half of the box, before everything settled down. Mostly stomach gas.

[carolynjackson 171]

I didnt start using gas x till i got home and they really helped, they wouldnt let me use them in the hospital

[Tashagirlxo 41]

They were a waste


Surgery: 04/11/17

SW:257
CW: 240
GW: 150

[kins117 104]

2 days post op here. They helped me. The gas pain is no joke when it radiates to back and shoulders.

[Kiwi_N_Rio 36]

I asked my surgeon about the strips and he said they only help with gas in the stomach, not the gas they put inside our abdomen to puff us up....as that is outside the stomach. It makes since if you think about it. Your stomach and digestive system are closed so how will gas x get rid of gas outside the stomach and digestive system...

[2 juicey4u 26]

Didn't help me lol

[maggieO 33]

The gas in outside of the stomach so i doubt it but some people swear by them.