Hi everyone,

I am 2 days post-op for gastric bypass and the pain from gas is really bad. No pain meds seem to work. What can I do? Any advice? I have been walking and moving but that has not helped me as yet. I wasn't able to release gas, my intestine seem still asleep. Help please

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Gas pains! Wow! those felt like labor pains!

And according to the nurse gas pains after this surgery are like the last pains of being in labor.

I walked alot! A LOT!

If I tried laying down the pain would get A LOT worse. I remember crying from the deep stabbing gas pains. I used to do this (this might help) not laying down sit on a chair instead ( a chair was better to me than my bed) and at times stand up for a bit. Move around as much as you can.

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Walk as much as you can handle.... the more you walk the quicker the gas pain will go...

I has really bad gas pain when i had my band years ago.... when i was sleeved i forced myself to walk as soon as i could.... literally every hour i would do a couple of laps of the hospital floor and i had none this time...

Gas pains! Wow! those felt like labor pains!

And according to the nurse gas pains after this surgery are like the last pains of being in labor.

I walked alot! A LOT!

If I tried laying down the pain would get A LOT worse. I remember crying from the deep stabbing gas pains. I used to do this (this might help) not laying down sit on a chair instead ( a chair was better to me than my bed) and at times stand up for a bit. Move around as much as you can.

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Thank you, i have been crying a lot too for the stabbing pain. They are so bad. I have been walking up and down my apartment. God, i really hope this pain is over soon. I valled the doctor who suggested dulcolax suppository. I will try that too. Anything for this to go away

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Try a heating pad. That helped some. Also try the "child's pose" (I think it's called) from yoga. Basically kneel down on your knees then stretch out your arms on the floor with your stomach pressed against your knees. That will sometimes help to release the gas. Lastly, have you tried gas-x - strips or chewables. They definitely help.

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My gas pain was bad in my shoulders. Heating pad helped a lot. And at night when I got in bed I would lay flat and rock back and forth to get the gas moving while I slept. Oh and I wasn't able to sleep flat for almost a week after surgery.

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I was given heating pad at the hospital it did help a bit

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All of my gas stayed in my belly. I used an ice pack on my belly and they put lidocaine straps on there too which actually seemed to help. Keep walking, burplease whenever you feel the need, and pray for that first fart. Mine did not happen until late the second day but it was glorious, lol! After that the gas starts to expel more often and now, morning of day three, I have no gas pain at all. Sitting on the toilet actually helps loosen up your bowels so you can pass gas more easily--I would just sit there for 10 minutes to let the gas work it's way through and eventually it worked. Just don'the force it or you will regret it.

Good luck!

Can you take GasX?

I had my bypass Tuesday and experiencing the same thing....it's awful

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