Struggling after a week!!!

[Auntnini 0]

Hello everyone,

I just got banded on 1/20/09 and I'm still on liquids. But, I get nauseous almost every day and am still real gassy. Sometimes when I burp I feel a lot of pain in my throat and chest. When can I expect the gas to go away? What do I do about the nausea and the pain? If anyone can help that would be great.

[cattoy71 0]

Hi Auntnini,

Call your surgeon and ask for a prescription for metroclopramide or phenergan for the nausea.

At my week before surgery appointment, my doctor gave me prescriptions for liquid lortab (pain), metraclopramide (nausea and gas), actigal (to decrease chance of gallstones), and pepcid ac.

[nomadem 1]

I agree call your Dr and ask for phenergan, you shouldnt have to suffer

are you drinking milk products? you could have lactose intolerance. After my surgery I had a hard time with gas and nausea and looking back it was do to milk.

It may go away after a while as mine was temporary and the Dr thinks it was from the high dose antiboitics they gave me to ward off infection also killed all the good bacteria.

[ASUmomoftwins 0]

The gassy feelings are quite normal at this point. Try drinking your liquids from a bottle with a sports cap and only disperse into your mouth what you can drink in one swallow. This does help some. And drink slower.

The nausea may be coming from the abundance of gastric acid. With all the fluids, there is nothing to help absorb the normal acidic volume. This will get better when you start smooth/soft foods.

If your problems get any worse you should call your MD.

Good Luck!