Okay, I know I'm probably just being dramatic. I had lap band six days ago, and it seems like I still have a bunch of gas. It isn't necessarily painful now, but I'm on the full liquids right now, and it seems like whenever I drink something I end up belching a lot. I'm trying my best to take sips instead of gulping it all down. And while I haven't gotten sick, I do feel uncomfortably full until I burp, and then I find that I'm still kind of hungry. So I'm having a hard time gauging whether I'm truly full, or just full of gas. Any ideas?

Been banded for two months now. I had a lot of gas for about a month. I remember thinking if I fart one more time I think I'm going to take off! It will go away, hang in there!

Hi there, i had the gas pains for more than a month! It seemed to be worse when i would drive, didn't understand it, but its true. Hang in there, it will definitely go away!!

Okay, I know I'm probably just being dramatic. I had lap band six days ago, and it seems like I still have a bunch of gas. It isn't necessarily painful now, but I'm on the full liquids right now, and it seems like whenever I drink something I end up belching a lot. I'm trying my best to take sips instead of gulping it all down. And while I haven't gotten sick, I do feel uncomfortably full until I burp, and then I find that I'm still kind of hungry. So I'm having a hard time gauging whether I'm truly full, or just full of gas. Any ideas?

Ok... glad I'm not the only one! Haha! I just got banded yesterday morning, and yesterday I was fine. I thought I had lucked out on the gas pains, but it all hit me this morning!!! I've had gas ALL day.... and I've had family coming by all day to check on me and it was about to get pretty embarrassing! I'm just glad to know it wasn't just my body being weird or something.

Holy Gas!!!

Never in my life have I had so much. I was banded on 4/22 and to this day anything I eat produces an incredible amount of gas. Not so much through the top part of the body but down below. Its embarrassing because when you don't get rid of it, its so painful. So YES, its included in your lap band so far. Going for my post op tomorrow and will ask about it so will keep you posted !!

Good luck keeping the gas in.....LOL

Kelly

It gets less annoying but it never really goes away. I can still burp on command and if I overeat it's so bad!!

Lol I complained of something very similiar just last night. By then I was in so much pain I didn't know if I was coming or going. Finally got a hold of a nuese today and she said that having gas was a good thing!lol And that getting up and moving around would relieve some of the pain. I also had become very constipated. So after a nice cup of milk of magnesia and a glass of oj i finally started getting some relief. But the gas pain I had had become trapped so make sure you get up and move around some. But that MoM's saved my life!lol Good luck

It gets less annoying but it never really goes away. I can still burp on command and if I overeat it's so bad!!

Yes I agree. It never goes away. Everytime I eat I get gas in my tummy. Peppermint tea helps. I also try to walk after I eat. That helps too.

Okay, glad to hear it's not just me. I wasn't particularly gassy before surgery, so I was kind of alarmed when I couldn't stop burping! It's getting a little better now, but I'll take burping over throwing up any day. Thanks everyone for your input!