Surgery this morning! Feeling pretty good. Gas pain is the worst, anyone know how long it usually lasts? Been walking, which helps a little!

My gas pain lasted eight days- it was the worst on days 3-5 and then got better each day after that.

My gas pain lasted eight days- it was the worst on days 3-5 and then got better each day after that.

Thanks, it's pretty bad, hope it doesn't get any worse !!!

The thing that helped me the most with gas pain (by far) was just walking. The more you can "walk it off" so to speak, the better. I was constantly hanging my i.v. cables around that hanger on wheels and doing laps around the "bariatric" floor.

Funny story: the gown I was wearing was one-size-fits all, including patients whose starting weight was at least double my size. Therefore, I didn't notice that the back was completely undone, and ended up showing the entire floor my butt as I did my first set of laps! The nurses were cracking up when I inadvertently "mooned" every one of them!!!

my gas pains went away pretty much after day four. i find if i take sips too soon together i get that weird gas pain, so it definitely reminds me not to do it!