yesterday the gas pain came back with avengence....i've been walking 3 times a day...taking gas-x.....rolling my shoulders and lifting my arms above my head......when i try and stand it feels like my ribs are cracking....its seems to have settled under my left rib cage.....i've been moving around ....doing some small household chores...vaccuming and dishes...the moving doesnt seem to help it.....does anyone know of anything else i can do.....can my family doctor give me something ?

please if anyone can help...i soooo need it...sherrylynn

Hi Sherrylnn

My names Bernie and i live in the UK, i'm now 5 days post op and i too had terrible gas pain....I spoke to my dietician and she suggested that i drink peppermint tea (i think the US post of diet is a little different to the UK one) but this did help me a lot...hope your feeling well soon and stick in there

Speak to you soon

Bernie x

thankyou bernie...i will see if i can find some...thanks

If you are really worried you should call your clinic. Hope you feel better soon.

You may want to try a heating pad. With me at least that seemed to help alot. I also had to sleep pretty much upright.

I was also taking Gas-Ex strips beyond what the box reccomended and that seemed to help.

Sounds like you are trying all the right things, it is just a matter of time now before it gets better

Andrew

sipping peppermint tea now...hope it works.....

thanks all...time will tell

Hi Sherrylnn how many days post op are you.....i'm now 5 days and the gas is really easing of although i do have a lot of back pain now....hope the tea works for you as it really helped me... Let me know how you get on.

Bernie x

6 days today Bernie, had my first cup of peppermint tea and now sipping on a second....so far not relief....but I am hopeful.....hope you are pain free soon

Everything passes with time....I did not beleive gas was so deadly. Heating pads, walking, gas x....I wish I had a secret potion to give you but time heals all wounds.

I also have terrible gas pains. It has been a week today since banded. Sometimes i think what have i done, how long is it gonna be this way. How can you work when all you can do is burp and toot. Although in my office it is all nurses and they holler all day long "good one". I walk but usually that causes it to be worse and i end up throwing up if you will, i am not sure what it is just huge burps and they are deep, i am scared i am gonna tear a stitch or slip my band. How much longer can this take?

i hear you bubble belly, i dont know how much more i can take of this.....the problem is my gas is not coming up or out so to speak......i have pain with every breath i take....you are throwing up? oh my god thats awful....I to at the moment am wishing i didnt do this...i know that will pass once the gas pain is gone but man this is the worst pain I have ever had in my life.....only good thing is I am down about 12lbs....

I found out about bad gas pains Thursday night when I ate antipasto which obviously was not good for me. I was woken up from a deep sleep to terrible pain in the stomach and abdominal area. I thought I was going to dye. I was all set to go the the emergency but then took gasX and imodeum and it seemed to settle enough to go back to sleep. When I woke up the next morning it was still there so I decided to go for a walk with the dog. That seemed to get things moving and I was fine after that. This just made me realize that I really have to watch now what I put in my mouth. I can't eat everything that I used to.

Hi Sherrylynn

How's the gas pain????:sick Hope it's eased off....a lot of mine is in my lower bag now but someone has suggested placing a hot Water bottle where the pain is, i'm going to try it tonight...Hope everything else is well with you....I'm now 1 week post op and 12 pounds lighter:whoo:

How's your loss coming on???

Well speak to you soon:notagree

Bernie x

Hi Bernie, the gas has eased off but iI still have a pain under my left rib cage ,it hurts when i take a breath, but I am hopeful it will be gone soon. I am now down about 13lbs and very pleased, I just can't wait to feel myself again,hopefully within a few days.You are doing great, good luck with the lower back pain. Sherry

I was just banded yesterday and the pain I am having is unbearable. I'm assuming it's trapped gas. It feels like something is pushing up into my diaphram on my left side. It hurts every time I breathe in. The incisions ache a bit but are fine, but this pain is killing me. I've tried everything I can think of. It feels like when you eat way too much food and you're miserable and can't even burp. I've only burped once or twice so far. I'm only on liquids so I know there's no food trapped in my stomach. I wish something would help.:cry

Hi flower faery, I sympathize with you big time, I have what sounds like the exact same pain,I think it is trapped gas as well, mine started on Wednesday ,5 days after surgery, If it does not ease up, if i were you iI would go to an emergency dept and cry enough that they will do something about it, apparently there are was it can be released at the hospital(without going into detail). Mine has eased up to the point that I can stand and move around now , where for 2 solid days it felt as though my rib were cracking every time i moved. Let me know how you make out.