Hello guys, i had my sleeve on Monday, November 13 at Bellevue, NY. I have a lllllot of pain, mostly gas. I walked, had gasX, had tea NOTHING! !! Went to bathroom (#2) since Sunday, i just took some miralax. Is there's something I'm missing? How long did that gas lasted?

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Hi Zoxie! Congratulations on the surgery! My gas pains mostly went away about 5 days after surgery. It took a full 14 days until I was able to walk around without crouching over and shuffling and it was close to 9 days before I had my first bowel movement. Bathroom trips are probably going to change I was super regular pre-op and now I'm lucky if I go 2 or 3 times a week - I'm almost 4 months post-op. Make sure you keep up your water intake so you don't get constipated when you move into soft and solid foods.

I also had a scratching/burning sensation in my chest and stomach that was very painful. I thought it was gas but learned it was stomach acid; I never had acid reflux until my surgery so it was scary! In my experience, drinking a lot of water helped keep it away, as well as taking a Pepcid chewable as needed. I also learned my trigger foods (anything with tomato, spicy foods, coffee) and avoided them until my acid production was reduced which took about 3 1/2 months. Please reach out if you need anything! There's a great community here who will support and encourage.

Thanks a lot for your advices

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