Can someone explain to me why there is so much talk of Gas-X post op?

Am I missing something here? I thought the gas pain was from the CO pumped into the abdominal cavity during surgery which has nothing to with gas in the GI tract.

Is this a myth/misinformation that we tolerate on these boards or is there an actual basis for taking Gas-X post-operatively that I am clueless about?

Can someone please explain this (and I mean the medical basis, not something that was read on the internet)

I assumed it was misinformation that continues to circulate.

Possibly also that people "swear" it worked for them... placebo?


H 5'6" HW 253, CW 250, TBS 9/19

My issue was that after every time I swallowed anything I'd get an instant gas pain in my stomach and it was very uncomfortable and this was even a week after surgery. But I would take gas X to help relieve that feeling after I ate

The same reason people think muscle weighs more than fat, they are idiots.

Really, I thought this was a support group

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Gas-X doesn't help with the CO2 gas, you have to walk for that. If you have actual in your stomach gas it may help. I took it once.

Yeah, you can add Gas-x to the list of things I bought pre-op that were a waste of money.

11 minutes ago, Carol Blackburn said:

Really, I thought this was a support group

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I think it supports people to be related to reality. But, as we used to say back on the internet back in the day, YMMV.

Can someone explain to me why there is so much talk of Gas-X post op?
Am I missing something here? I thought the gas pain was from the CO pumped into the abdominal cavity during surgery which has nothing to with gas in the GI tract.
Is this a myth/misinformation that we tolerate on these boards or is there an actual basis for taking Gas-X post-operatively that I am clueless about?
Can someone please explain this (and I mean the medical basis, not something that was read on the internet)

while it doesn't help with the post op gas some people do have gas pains once they begin passing gas and it can help for that.