day 6 post op

[AA28 1]

and my stomach is still so gassy/bloated.

I can barely have Water. It's revolting. Been surviving off sugar free popsicles. Someone tell me it gets better please.

[FluffyChix 17,418]

So sorry you are experiencing that! Wish I could help. I never had any of that and in fact kept asking if they really did anything inside.

Walk walk walk and sip sip sip. Vary the temperature of your liquids to see if that helps. I will tell you, that Fluid is a must or you will end up in the ER very quickly. So work on it. Ice chips, flavored waters, whatevs but it's pretty non-negotiable.

[KarenLR75 518]

It gets better. I survived for several days into week 2 on ice chips and sugar free popsicles. My stomach was VERY bloated..and gassy. I ate gas-ex chewable tablets (ironically my pouch..'Ms. Picky Pouch' decided she was ok with the cherry chewable gas-ex). I WALKED a lot to help with the gas pains.

The overall bloating...my abdomen felt as hard as it did when I was 9 months along in my pregnancies years ago - that went away in Week 4, I think.

Unsure how much Water you are getting in. I disliked water ONLY because it triggered some spasms which mimicked the restriction so the simple act of 'drinking' whether it was water or a shake..made my 'everything hurt'.

Stay in touch with your doctor/team if you are not getting your water in and let them tell you if they think you need to be checked out for anything. Maybe you have already done so.

Ironically, I would have random days during this period when I could sip on warm broth and it went down ok..this was not EVERY day, but it was a relief to just have 1 more option during this time period.

IT GETS BETTER!!

[theshop62 17]

That’s really a good sign just stay the course on liquids, then purée I was same way I hated food on day 1 just ate my sugar free popsicles but keep a journal for sure

[AA28 1]

thank you so much, all!

[bodycando 43]

I had a lot of pain drinking after my surgery as well--it was the worst part for me. It gets a lot better very quickly. broth and Protein Shakes helped enormously. If you're getting bored of liquids try looking up some recipes for interesting but mild broths. I ended up making chicken pho broth which had a lot of flavor but was still very soothing. As @FluffyChix already said, hydration and walking are key right now. Hang in there.

[Ellandriel 4]

I too couldn’t keep anything even Water down. sugar free popsicles give me terrible rumbles in my stomach, I want to have them but my stomach starts making angry sounds when I do