I got my band on Monday, today is Wednesday. My tummy growls all the time. Not the upper part where it's still tender, but the lower part that's used to eating 24/7. Did this happen to you?

Also I feel like I have gas too. Anybody else have this?

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Originally posted by rrrsmom

I got my band on Monday, today is Wednesday. My tummy growls all the time. Not the upper part where it's still tender, but the lower part that's used to eating 24/7. Did this happen to you?

Also I feel like I have gas too. Anybody else have this?

rrrsmom,

I had the same exact side effects for a few days after my surgery. I still get gasy even 10 days after my surgery.

This is normal. I'm assuming that you're still on liquids? As soon as you go to mushy/pureed foods, the growling should stop. Gas is also normal. Just walk around as much as you can to keep it moving.

Now, my stomach only growls when I'm hungry. And it sure does growl! You can actually feel it if you touch my belly while it's growling. But this is the nice thing about the band for me, I actually know the difference between physical hunger and head hunger now. I'm only allowed to eat if my stomach is growling. Granted, that's tough sometimes, but for the most part, I stick to that rule.

Good luck to you!

And was I excited to hear my growling, empty stomache? You bet! It told my that my choice was working, that my body would realize that if there wasn't any new food in there, that it would have to start withdrawing from those long stored cells of fat on my hips, thighs, stomache, etc......

Talking about Gas, I had to goto the bathroom like evey 20 mins to relieve myself of the gas on my flight back from San Diego.

Thank god I was sitting right next to the bathroom lols.

I think I'm really grateful.......that I wasn't on Leo's flight!!!!

Well at least I know I'm normal. When I left the hospital they told me I was ok with mushy. That was 24 hours. They even served me cream of wheat in the hospital. So I am kinda on mushy but the gas pains are subsiding and I can feel the port already. Weird!

i've been living on Gas-x...it helps with the gas, walking around is the true cure....

I was banded 15 months ago and don't remember too much growling, but I am may not have been able to hear it over the noises of burping, hiccups, etc.

I agree so much with the post that suggested walking as much as you can in these early stages. I wasn't convinced but had my Nazi sister with me (who took the doctor's suggestion to heart) and she had me on brief walks the first day. By the third day I was walking around the block (slowly and looking like a recently released mental patient with bed head hair and lose clothes).

I had undergone other lap procedures and really dreaded the gas--both types. The walking helped so much.

Most of all, congrats on the band. It's the single best thing I've ever done for myself and know that you will love it, too.

Bandluvr

278/186/140ish

banded 4/02

Bandluvr,

What part of Texas are you from? I'm from Weatherford, just a bit west of Ft. Worth. It's just SOOOO hot out I really don't enjoy walking....Guess I'll find a cool mall somewhere and try it there!