HI Everyone,

I was banded 12/13/07 and was wondering how many days before the gas stops? I find it strange that I have not expelled all of the surgery air by now. Is the post op liquid shakes causing this condition now??

Can all of you who have gone through this reply & let me know how long did it take before you stopped getting shoulder pain & passing gas after surgery?

Thanks in advance!

I just went to a pre-op support group and most of the post-op people that were there said it should last about a week to a week and a half. Hope this helps.

3 days for me it felt like a elephant was sitting on my chest

Gas with the left shoulder and neck pain was about 2.5 weeks. Gas itself (burping and farting) about 30 days.

Mine lasted about 8 or 9 days. It wasn't to bad though. I was lucky. No shoulder or back pain.

Thank you everyone who is replying! Kacee your stats are amazing!! :-)

Does Gax X help the situation at all? With my profession, I couldn't be burping and farting for 30 days...

Hi,

I find little to no relief with the Gas X strips & yes I am taking them religiously... I haven't been banded long enough to answer about the long term.

Have you tried using a heating pad or rubbing the spots where you feel the gas building up? That and walking around seem to be helping the most for me. I'm not really tooting it up over here like a herd of elephants, but I do feel the gas moving around a lot more.

Are you still on liquids only

I did not have a lot of pain from gas, but I definitely had the gas. My abdomen was very distended and I have new stretch marks from it. Either they are new or I can see the ones from when I was pregnant more since my belly is stretched. I'm 3 weeks out and still have a distended abdomen (mostly upper area), and even though I have lost weight, I cannot fit into jeans that I wore before surgery because the waist is way too tight. I do occasionally burp more than I previously did (never really burped before), and passing gas is about the same (normal).

I do hope that this distention goes away soon.

I have the belly distention too. I'm less than a week out, but it is really uncomfortable. Makes me feel so fat, despite the 10 pounds I've lost since I started the liquid diet pre-op. I also have a weird burping issues. I feel like I need to burp, but nothing comes out. Has nothing to do with eating either, it can happen first thing in the morning. Very odd.

HI,

Yes, I walk, use a heating pad & rub shoulder... I do see some improvement (slight) every day...but seriously wonder if I will stop having this type of gas forever.

I am still on liquids until tomorrow (progress to mushys then). I do know the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury Protein shakes had tons of air in them... When you make a shake with 8 oz of milk & 1 scoop of protein how does it become 12-14oz after blending??? Hmmm?? I think maybe the difference in volume comes from AIR during blending??

I switched to high protein slimfast shakes (already made in the can) & added a Liquid Protein supplement from GNC. This hasn't cut the gas like I thought it would..

Does anyone know if having a hernia repaired at the same time would cause more? Would that change the pressure in my abdomen since that tear is patched?? I am reaching I know, but really want to know that I will not be passing this much gas for the rest of my life everyday! Oh, I am also ruling out lactose intolerance since I was a HUGE dairy eater pre band and never had problems....

I have the belly distention too. I'm less than a week out, but it is really uncomfortable. Makes me feel so fat, despite the 10 pounds I've lost since I started the liquid diet pre-op. I also have a weird burping issues. I feel like I need to burp, but nothing comes out. Has nothing to do with eating either, it can happen first thing in the morning. Very odd.

Go to the drugstore and buy yourself a couple of boxes of gas-x strips.

They are not chalky and work like a charm.

I like the cinnamon. Mint just reminds me of milk of magnesia my mom shoveled down me as a kid.

The gas will go away soon.

Good luck!

I have the Gas X strips and have been using them a lot, since the day after surgery. This isn't gas in my GI, it is the air in my body from the surgery ( I think). I thought maybe the Gas X strips would help the burping, they might be, but I'm still surprised at that burp feeling.

The best drinks I've found are the EAS Protein drinks. 17g of protein and they taste really good, they are super thin, not thick and goopy.

I think it just takes time for us to adjust.

I burp and toot all the time.

The burps are like 10 seconds ones.

I laugh but DH kind of is grossed out.

Every once and awhile I have an accidental burp in front of other people, very embarassing to open the mouth and a belch come out.

OOPS!