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Flatulent and fretful

Please tell me the flatulence goes away! I'm day 6 post op. For the last three days I pass gas constantly and it smells so awful.. I'm praying this is a temporary thing...any suggestions?

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    • jessgnc
      jessgnc

      I'm a few months post op and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it doesn't go away. The forced need to fart does (that's from surgery, as previously mentioned). However, your farts are now going

    • ChaosUnlimited
      ChaosUnlimited

      The gas will get better from the initial post op stage. Now that I'm a few months out, I have noticed that it is definitely worse when I eat too many carbs at one time. There is a product called

    • fastfoodaddictnomore
      fastfoodaddictnomore

      I've been doing pre op diet of shakes and my gas is already killing the family. It can't possibly get worse smelling than it is. I guess I'm just prepping them. Maybe I'll get my 6 year old to sleep

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    For me the gas in the day was really painful. Then by night when I’d lay down and my body relaxed they’d all start letting loose. Most satisfying feeling ever.



    Haha! Yes. It does feel good when it releases!


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    I've been doing pre op diet of shakes and my gas is already killing the family. It can't possibly get worse smelling than it is. I guess I'm just prepping them. Maybe I'll get my 6 year old to sleep in her own bed.




    LOL! Way to find a silver lining! I didn't have a problem when I was eating one shake a day before surgery....things have calmed down considerably since the original post...although I still have quite a bit of gas and it's still pretty bad but either it is less awful or I've become used to the new smell...guess You'd have to ask my wife! I'm sure it will change again as I reintroduce food to my system but whether it will get better or worse remains to be seen!


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    I'm 3 months out, and I fart HORRIFICALLY at the end of the day! Worst gas smell ever. But I'm living with it.

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