Someone please help me with the CO2 gas pains. I am literally up to my eye2 with the pressure and a small trip to the store almost landed me back in the hospital because it was cutting of my air supply. Please send help STAT. Ps. I am 8 days post op and it been getting worse instead of better. Not even from the surgery but because of this gas pressure and pain.

I drank warm mint cordial and walked a lot. I farted like a trooper - it worked a treat!

Keep Walking! I had/have more gas than i ever thought was possible. With every sip down.. comes a burp up. Tooting has become a regular part of my day. I am hoping this tooting ends soon.. I have my post op Appt on Tuesday so i will ask my Dr when i can expect it to be all gone LOL..I am 9 days post op! So far the only discomfort i have experienced was two nights in a row.. i think i drank my dinner too fast and there was a lot of pressure in my chest that took 30 min to subside. Now I am trying to drink my evening protein shake slower.

What worked best for me was walking.

It is also important to reestablish your colonies of good gut bacteria after surgery that have been destroyed by antibiotics. Generally in a hospital they administer antibiotic to kill off any bad bacteria lingering in a hospital setting. The problem is that antibiotics also destroys the good gut bacteria in the process. This good bacteria can be restored by using probiotics.

Many on this site have used Gas-X to help control this problem.

Also be aware that there is a stage called "Never Trust a Fart". You will know it if you encounter it. Luckily this stage is rather short.