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:) I am now almost 7 days post-op and am having terrible gassy, crampy diarreah-like pains. I sometimes pass the gas and I am having really soft bowel movements, but for the most part, it's just the pain.

I am on full liquids until June 6th. Today, I mashed some white navy Beans and mixed it with the broth and a little rice from chicken and rice Soup. It was yummy but soon after, I got the pains again and my stomach still hurts 7 hours later. :sad: The same thing happened yesterday when I pureed vegatable beef Soup for dinner.

Has anyone else experienced this? Should I be concerned? I read that Immodium AD would help or yogurt.

Any advice is appreciated!

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Lexy, I noticed whenever I'm on liquids for a day or two, even post-fill, I get the same way. It's your body's way of cleansing and flushing when it has no solid food to deal with. It's gonna all be soft til you're on solids again :) And yes I get cramps and "noisy movement" too. I think of it as a power wash, hehe.

Although when you say your tummy hurts, is it your stomach (band) or is it your bowels?

Another thing is that you were on pain meds for a few days, which typically constipates. Your body may be going the extra mile to right itself after being slowed down for a bit, not to mention the insult of invasive surgery.

Are you taking your Gas X??

Finally, Beans make me gassy (bleh). I would try some low fat cottage cheese, which is nice and soft but can maybe help with some binding.

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lexy, i was also banded on 5/22 and have had some of the same problems. mainly i have this feeling of having something foreign in my stomach. i am on full liquid diet now , but cant seem to find anything to eat. the diarrhea is all i have had and pressure upper stomach... i wonder if this is normal???

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My stomach is fine, but my gut does do the crampy thing prior to BM or gas. I've had problems with IBS and was worried that's what this was. It's not debilitating, but scares me. I feel like I'm going to explode or have an accident, making work somewhat uncomfortable at times. It isn't very often for me, so I'm managing. I just keep reminding myself "I just had surgery". Things are going to be messed up for a while. I've heard a lot of good things about GasX but haven't used it yet. Maybe I should give it a try, but thought it was for the actual stomach, not further down the line.

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GasX will help with any gas in the digestive system. Its the only thing that helps me when I get gastritis. And some people swear it helps with the after surgery gas left outside your organs too.

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