health question ~tmi

[darkangel 0]

I know Constipation is an issue after getting banded.....

here is my problem....

last week~~ tuesday I started getting gas pains? pains in my belly below my belly button.... bloating ...pain when I have a bowl movement and pain when I pass gass.... pain even to sit down....and pain during intercourse

now the pain comes and goes.... my bowl movements were hard but I was having one every day

yesterday and today my bowl movement is Water and solid????

I called telecare....and well Im probably not going to get in to see my family doctor anytime soon....go to the ER????

anyone ever have these symptoms?

[BetsyB 9]

Well, I don't think it's an ER issue; I'd call my bariatric surgeon.

How long have you been banded? It's pretty common to have liquid stools for a period of time postop, followed by stool that is part liquid/part solid. And painful gas is very typical.

But I'd be most comfortable calling my surgeon--whether freshly banded or not---to see (a) if s/he wanted to do an assessment (your abdominal distension and discomfort seems to perhaps warrant this), or (:smile2: if s/he had good suggestions for comfort measures you can take.

(For me, walking, a hot Water bottle, and Gas-X were miraculous. But really--give your surgeon a call.)

ETA: If I've misunderstood and you've called the bariatric surgeon with no good response, I guess I would try an ER in a hospital where banding is performed; I'd want the ER docs to have access to input from a bariatric surgeon, if need be.)