Ok this is gonna be long but I need answers. Thank you for ANY help or info you got

Yesterday I had what I thought was a horrendous gas pain spell, lasted for almost two hours. I even broke down and had a few sips of sprite to ease my suffering before I could get to the local Walgreens for some EXTRA Strength Gas-X. Eventually it slowly (very) subsided. Now I'm not so sure it was gas at all ??

Today, I got up late (very) and had some ice tea and went grocery shopping and to pickup my pain meds at Walgreens. When I got home I realized it was almost 4pm and I hadn't eaten anything to speak of. I felt sooooo much better from yesterday I had bought some Soup-At-Hand chicken with stars and drank that slowly but I knew I hadn't had near enough Protein today so I shortly after had a Protein shake (30g, 160cal) and about an hour later it all started again...

I've had 3 Gas-X pills, a small cup of clear seltzer that I sipped and swished in my ed in my mouth and sat in my massage chair for about 40 minutes to try to shake it up and release some gas and pain. I just got out of the chair to write this and I already feel the pressure building once again... Now I'm thinking maybe I'm stuck. the pain is around my sternum and after all that time in my chair, the seltzer and the Gas-X if it was gas I would have expected some relief by now.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Are you trying to use selzer to make your self belch? I'd say most doctors tell you to AVOID carbination. Also when was your surgery? Are you supposed to be on liquids only? If so soup with stars is not a liquid.

Stop the carbonation on a new healing tummy its sore and that does not help. Are you sliming if not probably you are not stuck, if you have not eaten . I know this is a new thing for you and every twinge can be frightening . I noticed you are taking pain meds .....pills can really irritate your esphogas and cause pain. Don't know why you rae taking them but if its for surgery pain try liquid tyenol instead if you have to take something for surgery pain.

If your drinking seltzer it can be adding to your issue like Honk said.

You said you didn't eat all day, so you were probably pretty hungry and could also be dehydrated which will make you even tighter. You need to get your fluids in and also watch when you drink your Protein shake do you gulp it down? You can drink those too fast, I know that I cannot drink them fast because depends on the time of day the body might not be working right.

When your stuck it happens usually within a minute or so from taking a particular bite and you will know it. For me it comes with various degrees of my mouth filling with saliva, tough to breath etc.

Had you taken any medication or Vitamins prior to the feeling because it could be a slow moving pill that is irritating your insides. I will get what feels a bit of a irritation then it will go away when i eat something. I would also check with your doctors office. Keep in mind, no eating will also cause your body to shut down the weight loss process and keep the fat reserves. So make sure you do eat and get your protein in.

Ok this is gonna be long but I need answers. Thank you for ANY help or info you got

Yesterday I had what I thought was a horrendous gas pain spell, lasted for almost two hours. I even broke down and had a few sips of sprite to ease my suffering before I could get to the local Walgreens for some EXTRA Strength Gas-X. Eventually it slowly (very) subsided. Now I'm not so sure it was gas at all ??

Today, I got up late (very) and had some ice tea and went grocery shopping and to pickup my pain meds at Walgreens. When I got home I realized it was almost 4pm and I hadn't eaten anything to speak of. I felt sooooo much better from yesterday I had bought some Soup-At-Hand chicken with stars and drank that slowly but I knew I hadn't had near enough Protein today so I shortly after had a Protein shake (30g, 160cal) and about an hour later it all started again...

I've had 3 Gas-X pills, a small cup of clear seltzer that I sipped and swished in my ed in my mouth and sat in my massage chair for about 40 minutes to try to shake it up and release some gas and pain. I just got out of the chair to write this and I already feel the pressure building once again... Now I'm thinking maybe I'm stuck. the pain is around my sternum and after all that time in my chair, the seltzer and the Gas-X if it was gas I would have expected some relief by now.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

are you making up your Protein Drink with milk? i had big problems with very bad stomach pain until i realised it was the milk in the protein drink that was doing it. i stopped using milk, just use a little greek yoghurt now... within a few hours the dreadful pain had gone. i dont have milk in any other foods at all.

Well, ended up in urgent care last night followed by the er... Without getting into tmi, it was NOT gas :-/. Anyway, had full work up (CT, X-rays, ultrasound) and all is well with the band. Thanks to the great staff at DRH (you guys rock, and addressed my crippling pain first!). Went to Walgreens and got chewable flintstones with iron rather than the sizable costco style I had been taking (flintstones are more complete as well). Thanks to my LBT CREW for all your comments! Gonna work on my fluid intake as well, heard you all loud and clear!