I am 4 months post-op and the last 2 days have been agony for me. I have had the worst gas I have ever experienced. I've also had diarrhea for the last 24 hours. I've used Gas-X strips, taken Gas-X tabs and taken some Immodium. Tonight I took a hot bath and have been using the heating pad. I made myself take my DD to the park because I know walking helps get the gas out. NOTHING is helping! The last time I had this much discomfort I was in the hospital having a baby! These gas pains have been so bad they've felt like labor!

Until now I haven't had any gas issues at all, other than right after banding. Is gas this severe common? It's nuts, I can HEAR and FEEL the gas in my belly. What else should I do? HELP!

Misty, I am so sorry you are having such troubles! Don't worry about the TMI, as there is much worse on here and all that is fine, too! That's why we're here! I'm coming across your question a few days later and hope you have resolved your issues, but if not, please call your general doc or pharmacist for advice. They may want you to be seen. No matter what, I don't think you should be in this much discomfort for so long, so let them figure out how to help you. Let us know how you come along.

Sorry I didn't see your post when you first posted it. It's highly probably that your gas doesn't have much to do with the band specifically. You probably just ate something that didn't agree with your body. Hope you are feeling better.

Marimaru is right--examine everything you have put into your body recently. Have you made changes to your normal diet?? Are you drinking enough Water to flush your system??

I used to use Metamucil daily and had stopped--so recently I became a little tired of being constipated and went back on it and whalaa!! I found out WHY I stopped using it--yes, it helps with the constipation, but it causes SO MUCH GAS. I just have to weigh the options: do I want constipation or gas??

Do you have diverticulitis? Maybe you're getting a bout--are you eating more nuts and grains?

Okay, enough of the third degree--you get the idea! Hopefully by now your body has started to correct itself, m'dear...:mad:

I"m not banded yet and I get this really bad about three times a year and it lasts 2-3 days. I found that Phazyme works better for me than gasx though. I soak in the tub to relieve the pain. The pain is so bad that you can barely walk... the first attack I ever had was about 6 years ago at work... I could barely drive and was balling my eyes out.. my mom told me it was a severe case of gas.... I had never felt that before.. But, I can always tell when it's coming on... good luck getting rid of it (if that's what it is).. :smile: