Gas pain after surgury

[MsFab1988 275]

Has anybody experienced alot of gas pain? Because after my surgury I was dieing! Im 5 days post-op right now and I still have some gas pain. Its not as bad as the first day but its still there. Sometimes the gas comes up but it doesnt go out. It just stays there and hurts me :bored:

[Jodi_620 37]

That happened with me too. It lasted about a week and a half. Unfortunately the only thing to heal it was time...

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

MsFab, that gas that just sort of moves around and causes pain is actually not gas in your digestive tract. It is gas that was pumped into your abdomen to give the surgeon more room to work in. Unfortunately, that gas has to be absorbed into your blood stream and then eliminated from your body. no medication will help it. The only thing that will help is to move around as much as possible. Walk, wave your arms in the air, and I even read one woman's comment on a forum that her doctor had told her to sit in a rocking chair when she sat and to rock. Putting a heating pad over the area where the gas seems to be hurting you helps some, too. Just don't put the heating pad over your incisions without clearing it with your doctor.

[MsFab1988 275]

That happened with me too. It lasted about a week and a half. Unfortunately the only thing to heal it was time...

I asked my mom to buy me some gas medication, I guess I prob wouldnt need that anymore? a week and a half? aww man Im diening over here...bad enough I cant even eat..I walk around makin funny noises all day cuz of the gas..but I always tell myself if I want something I have 2 suffer..so I guess imma continue to jus suck it up for a few more days

[MsFab1988 275]

MsFab, that gas that just sort of moves around and causes pain is actually not gas in your digestive tract. It is gas that was pumped into your abdomen to give the surgeon more room to work in. Unfortunately, that gas has to be absorbed into your blood stream and then eliminated from your body. no medication will help it. The only thing that will help is to move around as much as possible. Walk, wave your arms in the air, and I even read one woman's comment on a forum that her doctor had told her to sit in a rocking chair when she sat and to rock. Putting a heating pad over the area where the gas seems to be hurting you helps some, too. Just don't put the heating pad over your incisions without clearing it with your doctor.

oh ok that makes sense...I wont be seeing my doctor until next friday though

[Jodi_620 37]

There are actually two..actually three types of gas issues post-op. So I am not sure whether my response is what you were looking for.

There is 1 & 2 the digestive gas. This is inside your digestive tract and can cause the typical gassy feeling in your gut, the rumbling and the flatulence. There is also the burping (if you can burp at this stage.) What I thought you were talking about was the need to burp but only get pain in the chest.

the 3rd and completely unrelated type of gas is what Cathy described. It usually settles in your left shoulder as a deep ache. Like she said the more you move the better, it will eventually be absorbed into your body and expelled through the lungs.

[MsFab1988 275]

There are actually two..actually three types of gas issues post-op. So I am not sure whether my response is what you were looking for.

There is 1 & 2 the digestive gas. This is inside your digestive tract and can cause the typical gassy feeling in your gut, the rumbling and the flatulence. There is also the burping (if you can burp at this stage.) What I thought you were talking about was the need to burp but only get pain in the chest.

the 3rd and completely unrelated type of gas is what Cathy described. It usually settles in your left shoulder as a deep ache. Like she said the more you move the better, it will eventually be absorbed into your body and expelled through the lungs.

I've experienced all 3 types of gas but the 1 im feelin now is the 2nd one..the one where its stuck in my chest and wont let me burp. Its the worst one

[Jodi_620 37]

I've experienced all 3 types of gas but the 1 im feelin now is the 2nd one..the one where its stuck in my chest and wont let me burp. Its the worst one

I agree, it is the worst!

[JustJoe 0]

I had this as well. The sensation of feeling a big burp coming on.. feeling the gas moving up then it just stops right below my band.

My first 3-4 days were the worst.. For me Gas-X extra strength chewables.. ate them like candy. 1-2 every 4 hours. (the package says don't take more than 4 a day unless under special circumstances.. I checked with my doc he said it's fine to take more for this period.)

The gas does go away.. I'm a week out now and my swelling is down almost entirely and I can do small burps now. I only take maybe 1 Gas-X per day now.

Hope this helps!

[Jodi_620 37]

Gas X did nothing for this pain, not for me anyway. Believe me I kept taking it hoping it would kick in but it didn't. This was not gas in the digestive tract below the band. It was trapped air in the chest.

[Unforgettable 0]

WALK WALK WALK!! It will help all types of gas pain.

I was told that some people reported Aleve to help with it too. I tried it and didn't find much relief. It took probably a full 5 days for all of my gas pains to go away.

[MsFab1988 275]

Good news is that I finally burped! band news is that it still gets trapped in my chest from time to time..and now, the pain wants to stay in my left shoulder! Damn I didnt know I was going to suffer like this! lap band comes with all different types of surprises! lol

[Jodi_620 37]

Hang in there MsFab, it will get better with each new day... I promise!

[MsFab1988 275]

thanks Jodi, im hanging in there