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serenity    1

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Does anyone know about the use of charcoal capsules to relieve gas? A friend shared that they are very effective and natural opposed to using gas-x or other products?

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Ambrosia    1

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I've used them in the past and they were effective. I was banded 2/15 and not only did I have extremely bad gas pains post-op, but lots and lots and lots of gas for about 6 weeks. It was awful. If I tried to hold it in (at work, etc) the pain would kill me but if I let it out, I would die of embarrassment. I took alot of phazeme (sp?).

Sorry to be so graphic but I thought I would go crazy. Everything gave me gas, no matter what I ate. Then, all of a sudden, it just stopped about 1 1/2 weeks ago. I get it occassionally but it isn't ruining my life!

Try the charcoal. It certainly can't hurt.

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I've used them in the past and they were effective. I was banded 2/15 and not only did I have extremely bad gas pains post-op, but lots and lots and lots of gas for about 6 weeks. It was awful. If I tried to hold it in (at work, etc) the pain would kill me but if I let it out, I would die of embarrassment. I took alot of phazeme (sp?).

Sorry to be so graphic but I thought I would go crazy. Everything gave me gas, no matter what I ate. Then, all of a sudden, it just stopped about 1 1/2 weeks ago. I get it occassionally but it isn't ruining my life!

Try the charcoal. It certainly can't hurt.

Were your gas pains VERY painful? I was banded April 11, and the pains just haven't gotten much better since surgery. I never thought they would last this long or still be this painful! Did your pains ease up with time or just go away? Thanks, I'm going crazy!

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Ambrosia    1

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My gas pains were so painful I thought I was having a heart attack. No kidding. I nearly called my sister in the middle of the night to take me to the hospital but I just kept walking, for hours, and it finally went away.

This happened almost every night for several weeks. I took Gas-X, phazeme, used the heating pad and everything else I read about on these boards so I thought I was prepared. But I wasn't. It was awful. I would walk all through my house every night to help with the gas. I nearly wore a path in my hardwood floors!

But now, hardly any gas at all. Life is much easier now. Hang in there, I promise it will go away.

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serenity    1

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Thanks, I will go to the health food store and pick some up as most people on this site state the gas pains are difficult to manage and you were not too graphic, fore-warned is fore-armed! I take an express bus to work each way for about 90 minutes, that is gonna be interesting (smile)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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