Has anyone used gas x strips after surgery?

[Mnicole 17]

I'm 2 days post op and still full of gas and have been walking like crazy. The gas pains hurt so bad! Does anyone have any experience with using them?

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[limase63 39]

I used them once. Almost threw up from the intense taste, but they did help get rid of the gas.

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[laceemouse 631]

Lots of people use them, some say they help. It doesn't make sense to me because the gas is not in your digestive tract, it is loose out in your abdominal cavity. I have had surgery in the past and walking helped the best.

BUT, you may as well try them, it couldn't hurt.

[Pandorica217 14]

Lots of people use them, some say they help. It doesn't make sense to me because the gas is not in your digestive tract, it is loose out in your abdominal cavity. I have had surgery in the past and walking helped the best.

BUT, you may as well try them, it couldn't hurt.

The point is not where the gas is but the medication being used. The strips contain simethecone which used to relieve the gas. Putting them on your tongue rather than swallowing allows the medicine to be absorbed into your system faster, giving you faster relief.

And yes they work!! Lifesaver for me post op!!

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[blizair09 3,250]

They were a life-saver for me the night after surgery and the first few days after that. Best.things.ever! I highly recommend them.

[jambam-44 18]

I used them 2-3 times a day for several days after surgery.

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[PorkChopExpress 820]

What people misunderstand is that the gas is not in your digestive tract to start with, so anything you put in there to help with gas isn't going to make a big impact. The gas is in your peritoneal cavity, far from the reach of anything you can ingest. It permeates the tissues via a kind of osmosis, and only does it if you're moving. It usually takes me 3-4 days before the big farts start coming and I feel a lot of relief (I've had 3 abdominal surgeries). But anti-gas medications don't really help get rid of anything but what's already in your digestive tract, only movement gets it to leave your abdominal cavity.

[JAYSPADE 11]

i thought they helped a little. Hang in there it gets better in another day or two.

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[rsweetie1 9]

I had them but didn't use them, post op 6 days, luckily the walking did it for me, never walked some much in my life, good luck

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

They are useless.

[rsweetie1 9]

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[baby girl pa 15]

Just the first two days

baby girl

[LadyK44 263]

The helped me and I walked a lot.

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[angela9298 15]

My stomach was rumbling a lot the week after my surgery and they helped a lot. Instantly settled my stomach down. I didn't have gas pains from the gas after surgery though.

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[mellsztavv 18]

i used the gax Strips didnt really need them. I was one weird case. But i took the mint flavor so they werent bad.

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