I started a new job today and am having to run to the bathroom several times a from gas (sorry this is gross). I told them I had lap band and have to go to the bathroom often. I eat high Protein and it gives me gas!!!!!!! I stay away from milk products and eat soy bars, soy milk and yogurt.

Does anyone have this problem?

I have been WAY gassier since being banded. My poor hubby has to put up with it. I teach and sometimes I have to really hold it in as well. Once in awhile it slips but fortunatly it was at times when the kids were so loud no one noticed. (I hope) I'm not sure about taking drugs to help with it, I'm actually not really sure what to do, let me know if you come up with a solution. :drool:

LOL, i've never been a gassy person, and now rival my husband and sons:blink: A couple of weeks after the sugery, I stopped my husband in mid sentance :biggrin2:.

you know how old people go around farting like they have that right. Well the other day i let a huge one rip in front of my grandpa and he was like...HEATHER!!! And I'm like what..? The cat did it.:shades_smile:

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The amount of gas I have is INSANE. I'm okay with it though, its not caused me any problems yet.... I think all of my gasses go out the other end now. I hardly burp at all now.

I have seen an increase in burping and passing gas! It's crazy, I don't know why the band changes this, but it certainly does. I haven't had my first fill yet, so I have a pretty liberal choice of food options, and yes for the most part I am eating healthier, but in the height of really sticking to a Weight Watchers healthy eating plan, there was never a gas issue! I wonder what the deal is?

I'm not sure, but I think it is the increase in protein that we are eating. I eat same amount of calories, but most of it is in protein.

I am so paranoid about this issue too. Today someone brought of the topic of "Gas" today and another one answered that it has been relatively quite:scared2:. Well, I had a good morning, and never, Never, passed anything in the work room. I was dying of embarrasement:blushing:. I thought they had heard me from the bathroom:crying:. Then they proceeded to say that the price of barrels of oil hadn't gone up yet. I was so relieved.!!!!!!

My gas is in the form of terrible internal gas pains. Like the really cramping kind. They almost always come after I have eaten too fast (still a bad habit of mine), or I have eaten a little too much. None of the OTC gas meds work, so I have to suffer in silence. Sometimes, I am almost doubled over! Does anyone else get those kind of gas pains?

I have never had that problem, but I have gotten nauseous from eating a little to much. I did that twice and now I know when to stop. It is the reason why I got the lap band, so I could eat less. Those bad over eating habits are the hardest to get rid of. I go to weight watchers to help modify my eating habits.

I have had a couple of episode of gas being so bad I was in alot of pain. It was really bad. I think it might be onions. I am going to try and stay away from them.

My guys think it is funny. They keep saying "wow, mom actually does burp". I never had this problem before banding.

Keep laughing boys, just keep laughing.

I burp more than I ever did, but haven't noticed any difference in the other direction. I hear my body rumbling more though when I am laying down.

I was eating southbeach diet protein bars and they have whey in them. That was bothering my stomach so I found a different soy bar. I tried splenda Peeps and had a storm in my stomach and intestines. OMG is was terrible.:biggrin:

I did find that beano helps alot with the gas. It almost disappears.

I have a ton of gas too, from either end. However, I can keep it silent and un-noticable to others . . . but I know it is there. I have not been concerned enough to try and take anything for it other than gas-x right after surgery.

So what is up with that??? We have a band around our stomachs but I dont see why it changes the gas levels so much. I never had gas problems before. The other thing that seems strange to me is that I dont drink soda any more but I used to drink many diet sodas every day. To me that seems like I should have less gas since I am now eating/drinking carbonation free. I have also done high Protein atkins in the past and it did not have that problem at that time. The diet is the same, just less of it.

Does anyone know if there is a medical reason for the gas? It seems to be affecting most people so I am really curious now.

It is the soy! It's a soy BEAN!!! It was killing me. Between the milk and soy I was having so much pain. I bought a thing of beano and on the back it said it worked for the side effects of soy. Then I quit the soy and it when away completely.