I'm four days out today and it seems nothing is as I've expected....I have LOTS of gas pains so I can't tell when I'm full or not because I'm writhing with gas pains, is this normal? Also I have lots of saliva which I find ,yself swallowing so I'm gulping even more air. Tips online say to lay flat and pull legs up which is nearly impossible after abdominal surgery?

Answers? Support?

The gas pains will get better. Gas Strips help some. I am 3 weeks post-op I have a little but only when I eat or drink.

I am 9 weeks today and I still have tums daily. I remember the saliva and feeling like I was swallowing air. Just eat slow and stop before you feel full. If you eat slow enough you will know when just 1 more bite us 1 bite to many!!

For the gas, walk, walk, walk. That is the best way to get the air out.

I also ate gasx chewable the strips didn't help me

My doc puts all his patients on Prevacid, but prescription strength. You break open the capsule and it has some tiny pellets inside. Had some over salivating in hospital at first, stomach cramping if I took too big of a swallow of whatever, even water. It does go away after the first week. I am a week out and I feel great.

Wow I'm also producing alot of saliva I'm 4 days post-op it seems my glands are in overdrive

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Thanks all.. I'm not supposed to eat anything for two weeks post op. I am going to try to walk more tomorrow. I've never had any other surgery so I think I'm a bigger baby than what I thought. I'm weird I thought since both pregnancies were pretty easy, this would be no sweat....ha!