I am 3days into post op and i am still belching alot. is that normal? Is that just part of the gas thing or what? i did have a hiatal hernia repair at the same time,could that be it? Hope someone can enlighten me....................................:thumbup:

I just had my surgery on Wednesday and the gas (belching) is so bad. The pressure is there and it helps so much when you can finally get it out. I had a hiatal hernia repair as well and am having more pain than others that I have talked to that had it done. I keep feeling like I'm having spasms in the center of my chest and it takes my breath away. I called my doctors office and the girl that answered the phone said that it is probably my stitches pulling or the hernia repair.

All I know is that this is so much harder than I thought it was going to be and I feel like I'm starving to the point that the huger pains over taking over and making miserable. I can only have clear liquids, broth or juices that are diluted and only 2 oz at a time. I don't see the doctor until next week so this is going to be a really long week.

Hope that you are feeling better and it really does help to take the gas relief chewable pills or the liquid. It also helps to have someone rub your back.

Yeah, my husband went and got me some gas relief meds. Hopefully it will get better. Did you know you had the hernia before surgery? I didnt , it was a shock to wake up and be told that they had repaired it. I think thats alot of the pressure we are feeling. the nurse said it was swollen from the repair, and it would get better. lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am 8 weeks post op and frankly have never had as much belching as I have now. I'm hoping its an adjustment still..

I heard gas-x strips work well :thumbup: