Hi...I joined the banded side on the Jan. 11th 2013 BIG SMILE! But I have GAS lots lots of gas. I am just on my liquids and tonight had jello. I walk walk walk and walk some more. I.was expecting gas but this much? When can I expect it to go away? Anyone else...

Congrats and welcome! I feel your pain we all go through the gas hell. Make sure to walk and move as much as possible. Some people say it helps if you raise your move your arms. Take some gas x. This will pass hang in there. The more you can move the better.

Thank you hun! I will try some gasX and pump up my steps. Hugs Thank you for the support.

heating pads help a lot get to pooping, fiber powered, or laxitives just get it moving.

Congrats on your band!!!! I remember the gas pains from hell after my surgery it took about two weeks for all of them to go away but i took the gas x strips and the more i walked the better i felt. Good luck with your band!!!!!

Hi congrats on the surgery.... for me gas lasted about 3 weeks... I remember being so upset about the gas pain... but it does pass

What really helped me was GasX strips. It worked miracles for me during that time. Congrats on your band!

I'm about to send my hubby on a gas-x run because the gas pains are so bad. It's also still sore when even a little sip goes past the band. How long before a little sip can pass without discomfort? Thanks!

My surgeons assistant told me to take GAsX and it helped. When I had a previous lapro surgery that gas pain hurt for over two weeks, with the GASX this time 2-3days!!

Good Luck

Oh and I actually used the ones from the Dollar Tree!!!

Oh the gas pains......they were killers!!!! My saving grace was the heating pad on full tilt. It will of course pass but it took about 8 or 9 days post op to fully subside............You will make it!!!!

Okay this is a dumb question. Everyone is mentioning using the heating pad. I bought one for the surgery. Now, where do I put it? LOL

I used it around my neck and shoulders because the gas pain was the worst in this part.

I'm 5 days post op and let me tell you.... Yesterday I thought I was going to die lol. Today thank god is a new day and I feel 100% better than yesterday thanks to finally getting some of that gas out of my chest cavity. I just used a lot of soluble pain killers yesterday and that got me through almond with 2 good 20 min walks.