ok ladies and guys,

ya'll have to help me. i had surgery this morning and i am absolutely fricken dying of gas pains. did the gas ex and puked on the mylanta... have been walking and doesn't get better. i want to sleep but cant because the pain is sooooo bad..... any suggestions.

u can try with the pills that ur doctor gives ya, and just close ur eyes and try to sleep i know isn´t easy, but normal, stand up anytime and walk walk thats going to help ya.

Awwwww, poor you. I am pre op but there was a post recently that said get on your knees, put head on bed and bum in air.

You might be too sore for that position. Don't know what else to suggest. I hope you get some relief and some sleep soon. hugsssss.....

And congratulations.....

I got mylicon drops like I used to give my kids when they were babies - helped a little.... tried maalox (sp?) and that helped a little. Heating pad in bed helped more than anything. It just takes some time to get past it. Took me about 2 weeks that I thought would never end - but they did! If you're like me, you'll start getting pain in your shoulder and collar bone area... that sucks. Like I said though - it WON'T last forever! Hang in there - you'll make it! Congrats on your surgery.... this few weeks of post op blues will be over before you know it.

Walk, walk, walk, gas-x, heating pad... the works. I even tried camomille tea, because someone told me it helped. I don't know that it did, lol, but I kept drinking it!

It does pass... eventually. I kept taking the pain meds so I could sleep. After about a week, I finally switched to liquid Tylenol -- especially Tylenol Nighttime in vanilla, yum!

Two weeks later the pains were MUCH less, and at 3 weeks I hardly notice them. It flares up every now & then, but it's SOOO much better.

Congrats on your surgery & good luck with the gas!!

Oh boy do I ever know what you're going through! I am now 11 days post-op and still passing TONS of gas! I suffered alot with feeling like I had a stomach flu. My husband could hear my stomach from across the room! I do feel much better now, so just keep reminding yourself that this is temporary and it will be over soon. I did find the position that helped me most was to put my head down on the bed and put my butt as high in the air as possible. This moves the gas from the shoulder/diaphram area into the bowels and is such a relief. If you're not too sore you could try it. I did not find Gas-X to be a big help, but the heating pad helped a ton. I didn't think it would work for gas, but it relaxes the muscles in the area and it's very soothing. Other things to try: mint tea, ginger tea, fennel tea (this one helped the most), and avoiding dairy. Hang in there because I never thought I would be out of the woods but I think I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel now.

Hi..I am at day five post op...and am still experiencing the most excruciating gas pains in my left shoulder. I have tried everything.....I called my doctor's office yesterday and was told it can take 10-12 days for it to pass. ARGH!!! I can't stay in an upright position for more then five minutes without the pain being so horrible it makes me want to lay right back down. Laying on my left side relieves most all the pain. Good luck!!

Glycerine suppositories were the only thing that really worked for me. They were almost instant relief.

thank you for all of the suggestions. i did the mylanta , gas ex and heating pad and this mornging (3 days post op) i am fartin' up a storm!