Gastric Pain

Royalbee · May 12, 2008

Hi , this is my first posting in this great forum. Please,I need u r opinion concening one thing! i was banded on the 10th of April,2008.Everything was going fine till 2 days back when I started to have this gastric pain , in my upper part of my stomach! any body has suffered from such thing .it is like an intermittent stabbing pain .

PS:when i called my Dr.he told me this is from the band! So what do u think:confused2:

Lost :20.5 Lb since the op.

Thanks in advance ,Royalbee

Judy1023 · May 12, 2008

I have that same kind of pain. My doc doesn't think it's from the band. It comes and goes. Does yours do that?

Judy1023 · May 12, 2008

I was banded on October 23, 2007 and have lost 70 pounds. My primary doctor ordered Cat Scan on my abdomen; nothing wrong with liver, etc. The doctor who put in band wants me to have an ultrasound of my gall bladder. He said sometimes people who have been banded and lose a lot of weight develop gall stones. Anybody heard of that?

yaya78006 · May 12, 2008

It is gas pain.

I have had it the whole time since I was banded in Aug. 07.

I believe that the gas gets "stuck" in the larger part of the stomach below the banding. Sometimes it kind of even burns and hurts.

I do not know what in the world makes us banders have this awful gas but it seems as though it is common.

I stopped almost all dairy except for a little hard cheese.

Switched to plain soy milk. This has helped a lot but there is still gas.

My family is really sick of my gas problems! :biggrin:

yaya78006 · May 12, 2008

Yes, the gallstones are extra common.

Especially from the fast weight loss.

Edited May 12, 2008 by yaya78006
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EricaLyn · May 12, 2008

I think it's from gallstones or your gallbladder acting up. When I lost 100 lbs 10 years ago I had these horrific pains at times. Sharp, deep, stabbing pains. I'd actually have to go lay down on a co-workers office floor and stretch out to get the pain to subside. The pain did eventually go away. IMHO I think it's from weight loss and a low fat diet, but I'm not a doctor.

Kristin0227 · May 12, 2008

I had the same sort of pain about 4 weeks post op. I called and spoke to the dietician. She sugessted that we move to the next phase of food and that I keep a better eye on exactly how much I am eating. The pain can be caused from under and over eating. Mine was from under. I added cheese sticks and more fluids and it has helped greatly.

Royalbee · May 12, 2008

Thanks a lot for u r replies ! first ,Judy the pain has started 2 days only , and yes it 's not continious it goes and comes !

Yaya!, is it possible to have a gas pain after one month of being operated :biggrin:!??

As for the gallbladder am going to check this very soon ! but as far as i know ( and since am a Nurse) the gallbladder pain could be accopmanied by nausea , vomiting and some shoulder pain!

Kristin ! u know i have moved to regular diet 3 days back ! and i think i over ate! ( stupid me:cursing:) i keep forgetting am banded now !!!!! i got back on my mashed diet already!

thanks again !!!!!!