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buff099    2

buff099
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Hi Everyone,

I had surgery last Friday and have been doing pretty well. Just about to finish the liquid diet today and ready to go to phase two of the diet. I've been getting some random gas pains and was wondering how normal that is? Like how long should we be feeling gas pains after surgery?

Also I did a bowel movement on Saturday but haven't since...is that normal?

-Matt

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casswalsh__    2

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I’m 11 days post op. The random gas pains stopped for me after 7 days. In 11 days I have had 3 bowel movements, so sounds normal.

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xring3    39

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My sleeve surgery was in 2013. Gas has been a problem ever since. Might not happen with everyone but it has with me. Also more times than not you may have the “runs”. Most times the doctors don’t emphasize the downside of this surgery. Good luck.


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Mychoice19    38

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Im two weeks post op and gas is a problem but not a bad problem it comes and goes. The BM for me has only been 3 times since post op but for me I've always had problems with that even before surgery. So for me it's normal. I don't have Constipation but I do find that peppermint tea really does help with the gas and the BM. Good luck to you and congrats!

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koketika    33

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On 4/1/2019 at 6:56 AM, buff099 said:

Hi Everyone,

I had surgery last Friday and have been doing pretty well. Just about to finish the liquid diet today and ready to go to phase two of the diet. I've been getting some random gas pains and was wondering how normal that is? Like how long should we be feeling gas pains after surgery?

Also I did a bowel movement on Saturday but haven't since...is that normal?

-Matt

Matt, I think you have to take into consideration, how regular were you before the procedure, how much Fiber and Water in your diet currently. My Protein Shake had Probiotics that help with 💩.

I wish you swift and easy 💩. The gas is that too much time is passing between intakes, once I started timing it better it calmed down.

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