Okay, I was embarrassed to ask this question but I became so paranoid over it that I just have to know. How was the plane ride back from your surgery? Were you embarrassed by passing gas or did you have gas on the plane (gas from the surgery)? Did you have a bowel movement on the plane?

I, for one, am glad you asked this! I was too embarrassed to ask. ????????

I understand that several drs release the gas at end of surgery. I know that Dr. Hidalgo in PV does this.

I was thinking about driving back (to Oklahoma) after my surgery because of this lol

I didn't have any real issues with the gas. It isn't the same as "gas" from digesting food... it is just the leftover air they pump your stomach up with. I don't even remember burping much or anything unusual. As for the BM, most people don't have one for several days after surgery. There is nothing to form one.

The gas you have from surgery isn't the sort you "pass". It is trapped inside of your body cavities, not your digestive system.

I didn't have any issues on my plane ride home in terms of gas and you DEFINITELY won't be having bowel movements. You won't have eaten anything for DAYS at that point, so there will be nothing to get out.

The gas in your body actually is absorbed into your body and "passed" out the natural way. You may also burp some too. BUT it's nothing terrible and I found it had zero smell as I hadn't eaten anything to give it smell. Also, same as the others have said, you won't have a BM for a few days, my advice and I've read a lot of horror stories about impacted bowels! Don't go more than a few day without, take miralax or something similar if you go more than 4 or 5 days without. Its not worth the risk of waiting!

No issues with gas on my plane ride back.

Please, you're coming back from Tijuana, most people are going to have Montezuma's revenge. Have a gas, blow it out both pant legs.