Hey Ladies/Gents,

Happy New Year to you. I am five days post op and been doing pretty well (knock on wood). My diet consists of sugar free popscicles, cream/liquid Soups, and sugar free pudding. It's been difficult getting in Protein my Protein drinks. I was thinking of buying like low fat ice cream to make some type of shake to drink the Protein shakes so it can serve as a meal because it'll take me one hour to drink one.

Anyway, the reason I am here is I was wondering if anybody else was having gas problems. It's not terrible gas and I having been trying to walk around often just so I can burp. And I have yet to use the bathroom which concerns me. Is anybody taking Gas X or have the same problems I do. Just curious.

Thanks,

I had alot of gas, and believe it or not I still do. I use gas x strips alot! Its normal.

Also don't worry about using the bathroom. YOu have nothing solid in your body! WHat do you plan to come out!

Well good luck on your journey!

Yes the gas is normal and Im 3 days post op and im lucky that I was able to have a bowel moment this am but i do still burp and have gas a lot. But the walking seems to help when i do get the gas pain.

Hey Ladies/Gents,

Happy New Year to you. I am five days post op and been doing pretty well (knock on wood). My diet consists of sugar free popscicles, cream/liquid soups, and sugar free pudding. It's been difficult getting in Protein my protein drinks. I was thinking of buying like low fat ice cream to make some type of shake to drink the protein shakes so it can serve as a meal because it'll take me one hour to drink one.

Anyway, the reason I am here is I was wondering if anybody else was having gas problems. It's not terrible gas and I having been trying to walk around often just so I can burp. And I have yet to use the bathroom which concerns me. Is anybody taking Gas X or have the same problems I do. Just curious.

Thanks,

I am 6 days post ops and full of gas! Have tried gas x with not much relief. The protein is very important to your healing and you should make sure you get it in! I finally pooped on Friday with much determination on my part. I was told NO ice cream. You can make a great shake with carnation instant Breakfast sugar free (blue box) and mix it with nonfat dry milk to get about 35 grams of protein in. The vanilla ones are very good! Just add skim milk to it and you are good to go. This is what my dietician recommended.

Im a year post op and gax ex is on my grocery list. Please do not buy ice cream you will sabatoge yourself by doing that you should be drinking your protein shakes before anything. Then the rest. If you dont get in the protein your hair will fall out. Gas unfortunately with most of us never goes away after banding its part of it. If your doctor didnt tell you that then I am.

Ok, I get what everybody is saying. so Ice cream isn't a good idea. I'll completely nix the thought of it. I'll try to the carnation instant breakfast thing and ask my doctor about Gas X. That's why i love this site. Thanks for the suggestions

Hi everyone. I got banded on friday the 31st. I cant distinguish hunger pains, from gas. I only have about 2 ounces of jello a day and 2-3 ounces of clear broth a day. The rest is sips of water every 15 minutes when i am not having jello or broth. I dont know if i am getting enough food in. I wont be going on yogurt and pudding until tomorrow.

Hey I was banded on 11-18-10. I could not stand the taste of the protein shakes so I bought me some sugar free pudding mix and would mix it in with the protein shake. It made it thicker, which helped me to stomach it, and gave it a better flavor. Unfortunately, I have a large hematoma on my port site and I am unable to get a fill.I havent been losing much weight the last few weeks but have not gained any either. Hoping and praying I will be able to get a fill on 1-12-11. But dont think so cause the knot is still there on my port.