I’m an idiot! Had Sadi-S 11/14/25 already had sleeve in 2017.

with the holidays I felt I had this and drank Truly Seltzer or 2 at holiday work function and now I hurt. My doc says it is gas has anyone done this

Yeah, I’ve seen this happen. Carbonated drinks can absolutely cause real pain after sleeve or SADI-S, especially early on. Gas pressure builds fast and it can feel scary.

That said, if the pain is sharp, persistent, or getting worse instead of better, don’t just assume it’s gas. Trust your gut and push your surgeon if needed. But yes, carbonation alone has definitely done this to people.

I agree. Carbonation can certainly cause gas and gas can be pretty painful but trust your gut and push for a better work up if it doesn’t feel like that answer fits. I had horrible “gas” post SADI and had to stay in the hospital for five days because we thought it was something else. Of course I think that may be a bit more painful because of where it can get trapped while they are literally in there but not sure. I was on morphine and it wasn’t helping which makes sense because that doesn’t help with gas. It was five days before I started passing gas because of the surgery itself. Once I did though, I knew it was gas all along. From the first time and with each little toot I felt a tiny bit more relief. After about five normal ones I was fine. Walking did not seem to make me pass it any faster but they said it should and who knows it could have taken 6 days if I had not walked so maybe try that.

But, from my experience I would say if you have passed gas already and it didn’t help, not even a tiny bit, then it’s quite possible it’s something else and I would call sooner than later because it may be a while before they get back to you. And if you don’t get the answer you need and/or still feel something is worse or not right then go to the ER and let them do a work up. They have the ability to do imaging and make sure things look okay and labs to rule out infection at least. I always say it’s better safe than sorry. Maybe the walking and poking they will do to examine you will make you toot if nothing else and you will feel a bit better. 😂.

In all seriousness, it is very possible it’s “just gas” although I can attest it doesn’t feel like anything simple, but you know your body. Just don’t let that one phone call be it if you continue to feel bad or definitely not if it gets worse.

I have heard of people on here who leave fizzy drinks out for a while to reduce the fizz a bit who are a little further out. Perhaps that’s something to try with caution when you are further out if you like them but just time your trial so your just home and have time to recover. That’s what I did with everything new. Feel Better Soon ❤️‍🩹

I have had the DS in Aug 2020. Gas will always be a problem, but you can definitely minimize it somewhat by what you eat or drink and when.

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