Painful gas after surgery

[Vivis 40]

Hi! I’m a week post gastric sleeve surgery. I am so uncomfortable with the painful gas. I can feel it bubble in my intestines, make noise, and then I get an intense heavy feeling in my sternum. What can I do about it? I got Gas X in pill form and it has not helped in any way, shape or form. I’ve been walking since my surgery day. I force myself to burp all day long. I can’t really pass gas but I sometimes do. Is there anything I can do to help this stop? I didn’t think it’d last so long but I’m miserable! Personally my gas pains are with me pretty much all day. Is this normal?

[liveaboard15 1,293]

really not much other than walking. Tho my gas only lasted maybe 2-3 days after leaving the hospital. They even told me pain killers would not do anything about the gas pains. That i just had to walk to get it out.

[Tony B - NJ 642]

I agree with liveaboard15. Walking is pretty much all you can do to try to move things along. I am sure you can try some anti-gas from the drug store as well. This goes away eventually...if is not forever.

[Flab-U-Less Forever 140]

My gas from the surgery (i.e. the gas they inflate you with) lasted about 3 days. My intestinal gas which is what I think you are referring to lasted about 10-14 days. It was PAINFUL! Gas-X did not help me nor did walking. It just had to work itself out. I think its your intestinal track figuring out what the heck just happened LOL.

[ShoppGirl 4,790]

Some people say gas ex helps a little but others say that it doesn’t touch it. Most people agree that walking is the only thing that really helps.

[shawncotton 60]

Hi! I’m a week post gastric sleeve surgery. I am so uncomfortable with the painful gas. I can feel it bubble in my intestines, make noise, and then I get an intense heavy feeling in my sternum. What can I do about it? I got Gas X in pill form and it has not helped in any way, shape or form. I’ve been walking since my surgery day. I force myself to burp all day long. I can’t really pass gas but I sometimes do. Is there anything I can do to help this stop? I didn’t think it’d last so long but I’m miserable! Personally my gas pains are with me pretty much all day. Is this normal?

Hey i remember those...im 6 weeks post opp and i was in pain ..just keep moving around.

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[Arabesque 7,245]

You just got to wait it out. After my sleeve I had no gas pain but after my surgeon removed my gall a year later OMG I had a lot. It took a good week to pass. Walk. Warm beverages like herbal tea (peppermint) can help. Try leg lifts & deep slow breathing to pump the gas upwards because surgical gas rises in your body (hence the upper body & shoulder pain). Heat packs can help too. Burping & farting don’t really help because the gas was in your abdominal cavity not inside your tummy or intestines where the farting/burping gas forms.

Hope it eases soon.

Edited May 5, 2022 by Arabesque

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,605]

On 5/3/2022 at 11:23 PM, Vivis said:

Hi! I’m a week post gastric sleeve surgery. I am so uncomfortable with the painful gas. I can feel it bubble in my intestines, make noise, and then I get an intense heavy feeling in my sternum. What can I do about it? I got Gas X in pill form and it has not helped in any way, shape or form. I’ve been walking since my surgery day. I force myself to burp all day long. I can’t really pass gas but I sometimes do. Is there anything I can do to help this stop? I didn’t think it’d last so long but I’m miserable! Personally my gas pains are with me pretty much all day. Is this normal?

I'm dealing with this now. Walking and a heating pad are your 2 best friends right now. They are what's saving my life lol Oh, and weird thing, but sugar free popsicles are really making me burp. Not sure why, but maybe you can try those. The yellow ones, especially.

[nickiechell 9]

I am two days out and that pain is real. I am asking for advice too so don’t have any answers -just want you to know you are not alone.

[Tami10 50]

I had the bypass almost 6 months gas pain was awful after and the gas pills may as well have been Flintstone Vitamins. I had a hard time walking because of complications and having to go back in for surgery 4 days after my bypass as funny as this sounds car rides help also the seat need to be in an up right position though. No more constant gas pain after a few weeks. But I still get burpy alot

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