Hello Everyone! I am 5 days post op and today I feel the most gas,belching,bloat feeling ever! I feel like a big tight fullness around my stomach. Pain In both sides and a little in my left shoulder.. Hoping this is normal! Thanks for any insight!

Me too 4 days post op

Gas= walk, walk & walk some more. Its probably the only thing that helps. Some take Gas X, but walking is the best medicine.

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How you feeling???

Me too! 5 days out and my nurse asked if I was drinking with a straw....what? I am glad that this is experienced by others, also very gassy, have been walking, not helping much

(welcome to banded life) as that happened to me also.

like one of my bff mads, walk, walk, sip and realize as each day passes, it will get better..

congrats on your surgery.

Glad this was posted as in on day 5 an feel same way thanks for the replies

Wow, this is my new reality too. I was banded a little over a week ago. Most pain is gone now, but everytime I eat (or drink a protein shake), I get really full-feeling, like bloated. Then, the rest of the afternoon, I am either burping or well, you know. This is not pleasant. Am I drinking or eating too fast? All I am having is protein shakes and thick soups (which is what the dr prescribed) and I am only having about a third of a cup of soup at one time. This is not good. Very uncomfortable and not great for socializing....I hope hope hope this will go away??

It is normal. I actually felt bloated for 4 weeks. I didn't have the gas pain, but did lots of burping. Walk as much as you can, small amounts at a time. I got up every hour during the day and walked in the house.

In answer to your question is this no? Well, yes and no. Everyone feels different but what you describe happened to me so I can say, yes that is normal but not everybody experiences the same thing. Good luck to you.

Yes i can remember that feeling ih so well! The best thing to do as others have said is take Gas-x and walk walk walk. The bloated overly stuffed feeling will pass. For me day 7 was my turning point. This was the first day that i started to feel more like myself the pain subsided and the bloating decreased significantly. Hang in there take it slow and give yourself time to heak. Its worth it in the long run!!!