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austiesky    0

austiesky
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This may be a stupid question but here goes anyways. Everyone talks about the gas pains. I understand that it is from the gas that they blow your tummy up with so they can better see where they are going. BUT is it a passable gas or is it just trapped air that has to disapate? Thanks

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AshevilleEddie    14

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Unfortunately, it is trapped gas that has to dissipate on its own. :) And Gas X does nothing for it. I actually didn't have too much discomfort from it, but others have talked about reffered pain in the shoulder (especially left), back and joints (how odd), to name a few. The little I had didn't last but 4 or 5 days, some have mentioned a week plus. But the good news is that it really does end. I promise!

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maudeispam    2

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It took about a week for my gas to dissapate and pass. DH loved me that week! I did have the left shoulder pain, but it was tolerable with a warm heating pad. sleeping in a semi reclined position also helps....a recliner! Best of luck.

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debbiek1    0

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that is not a stupid question. it is something i have wondered about too.

what i could never understand is how are the gas-x strips going to help.

i always thought they just got rid of gas in the intestinal tract. how does it help with gas that is trapped in my body cavity?

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annielkd    0

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What I think is that there are two types of gas... the pain in the body capacity will only go away from walking and heat, and the other will be helped with the gas X. I had both gas in my body, and in the intestinal/stomach. Just knowing what's causing the pain was relieving... if not for this web site, I would have thought something was severely wrong.

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NicksWife22    0

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So, I have a question. It is week 4 for me. Every so often I get the sharp pain in my shoulder even now. It is the exact same feeling I had on day 2 after surgery which I think was gas. I don't know how, but could I still have gas trapped in there? Or do you think it's food making it? What foods should I be avoiding? The pain is brutal!!

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tracy226    0

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I've wondered the same things. I've also wondered if theres anyway it could have anything to do with weather or not you did the pre op diet. I'm just trying to figure out if theres something that makes it worse on some people because some have it bad, some a little, and some dont have it at all. Had me wondering if the ones who didn't suffer the gas pains did something different without realizing it.

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this is my first day on this site. I am going to be banded in two weeks. I am really struggling with staying on a diet, to lose weight prior to surgery, because I am wanting to eat foods (that I am hearing from others) I will never be able to eat again...like bread, Mexican food, and steak. I can usually stick to a diet for short periods of time..until now...is there anyone out there who relates?? any ideas that might help??

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NicksWife22    0

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One thing I can say. SORRY GUYS!! I had my period for the surgery and I have it right now. Gas is def. worse right now than this whole process. Don't know if that means anything but I'm starting to wonder.

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tracy226    0

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this is my first day on this site. I am going to be banded in two weeks. I am really struggling with staying on a diet, to lose weight prior to surgery, because I am wanting to eat foods (that I am hearing from others) I will never be able to eat again...like bread, Mexican food, and steak. I can usually stick to a diet for short periods of time..until now...is there anyone out there who relates?? any ideas that might help??

I'm going to be banded on the 18th. This is the 3rd day I'm soposed to be on my diet and I'm not doing any good either! ;)

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debbiek1    0

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i am being banded on june 13. i saw my dr last thursday. she never mentioned going on a prediet. thank goodness because i am eating everything in sight. i want to have at least one good steak before i have this done. i already had two but they werent that good, so i gotta keep trying!! maybe i need to go to Mortons this weekend but i am not sure i want to shell out a hundred dollars for a steak dinner!!

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pamla68    1

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So is walking helps the air cavity out and gas xx helps the intestinal track?

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    • Alisa_S

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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
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