I am 1 day post-operative, still in the hospital, the nausea has subsided but the gas pain is AWFUL!! Is this just from the surgery? Does it get better? Help!!

Yes it gets better. I had horrible gas pain the first and second day. By the end of the second day it was almost gone. I walked but I think it really just needed time to get out. Now day three and I just have minor pains and have been able to pass gass. The gas pain was worse first me than the incisions and internal pain.

I am 1 day post-operative, still in the hospital, the nausea has subsided but the gas pain is AWFUL!! Is this just from the surgery? Does it get better? Help!!

Yes it definitely does get better with time...I do suggest that you get some Gas-X, since it really does help. i went to BJ's and got their generic version...works just as good!

Gas pains are very common, especially in the beginning as they had to blow up your abdomen to work... they say the best thing is to walk it off...

if it contines later, you may want to see if the dr will let you use gas-x etc... but this is very normal, and uncomfortable; but will pass.

Good luck and congrats

Walk, walk, walk, walk!! Did I mention walking? Contrary to other posts that I've read in this post and others, I'm not convinced that the Gas-X strips help other than as a placebo. The pain you are feeling is from the gas they used to inflate your abdomen during surgery. Gas-X is designed to treat gas build up in the digestive tract. These two things aren't the same. I tried the Gas-X, and didn't notice any improvement. However, walking certainly helped with the gas pains, and it helps avoid blood clots.