3 days post op sleeve

[pvwallace 1]

Hey guys so I am three days postop my surgery was on March 9, 2021 so far the issues that I’m having are a lot of gas pressure bloating any of Domino area I didn’t have a bowel movement until yesterday and it was like straight of diarrhea sorry TMI I also am having hunger like not had hunger like actual hunger or my guts are making that sound so I’m just trying to figure out if that’s normal also every time I have a set of any liquid I hear gas bubbles in my stomach and I burp it’s super uncomfortable/kind of Painful and I just wanted to make sure that this is not like some weird complication any information is helpful

[chiquitatummy 327]

I didn't have a BM until 3 days post-op and it was very watery. When I had my consult with the program nurse she said that was fine as long as things were moving. Since we are talking poop I'll share that at two weeks out BM's have varied in consistency which seems reasonable to me since I'm on a full liquid diet still.

A noisy tummy sounds pretty common based on other posts I've read on this board. I know mine has made some interesting sounds, especially in the first week! I feel you on the gas an uncomfortable burps! Not pleasant, but I tihnk also common right after surgery. You will have gas inside you from your procedure that can take time to get out. Walking helps a lot with this, and for me made the burps less painful. In that first week or so when I felt "bubbly" I would just pace my living room and this helped a lot. It also helped me to get my Fluid in early on if I was up and moving while I sipped.

Others have mentioned that stomach acid can feel like hunger and I think high stomach acid can be common post-op for VSG at least. My Dr. puts all his patients on omeprozole for 6 months as a standard to keep stomach acid low.

[pvwallace 1]

Okay great so it sounds like everything is just normal post op issues with nothing really to worry about. Thank you for the insight much appreciated