I am 6 days post-op and when I swallow I'm having so much pain. Not to mention my stomach and bowels are rumbling and churning with gas. I feel so bloated. Any suggestions?

Call your Bariatric doc..could be a stricture.

I am 5 days post op and feel bloated and distended too. taking big sips of liq seems to make it worse and esp after my 1 oz of pureed food. I found 10 mts of walking and Gas x strips to help and take small sips of liquids. Also that 1 oz of food i get in 30 mts. Walk after eating seems to help things pass along better. When the pouch is empty feels better. Think we need to gauge how much we can tolerate. Hope this phase passes soon

I am 6 days post-op and when I swallow I'm having so much pain. Not to mention my stomach and bowels are rumbling and churning with gas. I feel so bloated. Any suggestions?

Sorry.... I misread your time out. With only 6 days that is very normal. You need to take smaller sips and drink slower. Gasx will help with non surgical gas. For surgery related gas keep walking.

Thank you both so much! That's what I was thinking and thanks to the forum info here I've already taken gas x and smaller sips. My surgeon won't let me have anything but liquids for 2 weeks post-op.

SIP and don't drink cold things do room temperature. Happened to me and this is what the Dr told me. You just had major surgery ache and pain are two different things.