Is it normal to have a swollen stomach 5 days post opt?

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Yes, it is. My swelling lasted for 3 months. My abdo area was very distended initially post op, felt like I was having triplets!

It very slowly and gradually went down.

Your stomach undergoes massive trauma due to the surgery, so the swelling is normal healing reaction.

Later on I also had gas bloating due to different diet and constipation.

If however you have strong pain that is constant and fever, then call your surgeon or go to ER ASAP. This could signify infection or leak.

Otherwise, just wait it out. The swelling will go down in time.

@@L. Knight

Also, some people had the swelling go down quicker than me. Hope you get more replies.

My surgeon told me the average time was 6 weeks, so I had 6 weeks more on top of the average time for the swelling to go down.

Hope yours gets down quicker

Thank you for the reply. I was getting a bit worried to see my belly still swollen after a few days:)

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