Hi everyone,
I got my surgery on Friday. I had laparoscopic RNY. I have been so full of painful gas. My stomach looked pregnant in the hospital and has gone down since, but it’s still swollen. I am passing gas and burping regularly, but it is still painful, I get burps stuck like in the center of my chest and then have to force them up. I’m sipping water slowly throughout the day but it sometimes feels like it gets caught in my esophagus/upper chest. Is this all normal? How long before I can feel normal?

Were prescribed anything for it? you have gasX I was given prilosec in the hospital and given gasX. I had surgery on Wed. but didnt leave the hospital until Sat. My dr prescribed protonix for a month. Are you walking a lot. That will help but that pain in the chest is a killer. I hope you get some relief soon

This will likely be the surgical gas they pump into your abdominal cavity so they can better see where they are operating. It slowly rises up behind your lungs putting pressure on nerves. It escapes your body when you exhale. Very little of it is actually in your digestive system so farting & burping doesn’t really help.. It takes about a week to pass.

Walk, walk, walk little & often as you physically are able. March on the spot or pump your arms up & down to get the gas moving & you breathing more deeply. Long deep breathing helps too. Heat pads can help with the discomfort.