I am 3 days post op and I’m experiencing diarrhea and chest pains when I breathe in hard and drink gulps of water. Has anyone else ever had these issues?

I had diarrhea after mine and then it eventually went away. You probably still have gas in you that's causing the chest pains. So walk if you can and take the chewable gas x. The cherry cream ones taste like cough syrup but the hospital had mint that were so much better. You're also supposed to be taking sips of water not gulps so maybe that's why. I had a timer set on my phone to go off every 5 mins to remind me to take a sip.

Thank you... I’ll try those

Use the spirometer from the hospital for getting anesthetic out of your lungs, walking, hot showers. Gas X doesn't work on the air in your abdominal cacity if that is the pain. Your gut is waking up and will make loud noises and not be regular for awhile, don't be surprised if now you get constipation, sometimes diarrhea precedes constipation.

I had same problem breathing in. So much preasure in my chest. Hiccups and yawning were the worst feeling for like 3 weeks. I did that air breathing in and out thing a few times a day. Diarrhea lasted i think 2 weeks or so then turned into constipation. Im one month post op and still hate drinking water its annoying.

I am glad I saw this. I am day 2 post op and pretty miserable. Upper abdominal pressure and just soreness with movement. Walking and taking Tylenol every 6 hours got pain.

@ccs124 use a heating pad on your abdomen.