Wow, am I gassy. Had LB surgery yesterday and there is alot of rumbling and pain going on in my abdomen. When the heck does this get better? DH also had LB surgery yesterday (we did it together!) and he's having more trouble with it than I am. Can we take Gas-X? Or is there a better me out there for post op patients?:biggrin:

hi yeah hate the stupid gas I had my surgery april21st and I still have gas now im having this sharp pans under my left rib everytime I breathe. I just try to burp as much as I can if youre sitting and get the pain get up and walk around they say the more you walk the quiker you get rid of it. Yes you can take gas-x works for some people didnt for me , I went for my post op appt yesturday and the 45 minute drive didnt do me any good after I got there I couldnt sit in the waiting room ,the ride back was worse I dont know how i made it my whole back hurt, I thought i'd need an ambulance but then I let out a huge long burp and more small ones and it was relief. I can't believe the gas pain some people get it up the shoulder too. I just take the painkillers ,I start work tomorrow so hope theres not alot of gas thank goodness I stand most of the time. Goodluck.

If you do a google search on what gas is, you'll come up with your bodies way of breaking down fat and what's left is the gas that exits. So, whenever that gas comes, Rejoice! You'rer losing weight!!! lol

Gas-X will help -- comes in dissolvable strips and the pills are pretty tiny so I just used those. Walking will help alot. And, a heating pad can help when nothing else does! Walk as much as you can even if it's in small increments. hold your arms over your head even. Just moving your body will help move the gas around. Pain medicine may avoid the pain, but doesn't do anything for the gas.

A little trick I did was... heat a gel pack (wheat bag,magic bag ect.) & because my gas pain was in my low abdomen I wore 2 pair's of underwear,I then stuck the heated gel pack between the pair of underwear so it would stay snug against my tummy & i would walk,walk,walk.The heated gel pack would also come in handy for those long car rides too.Another thing I did was when I had gas pain & was to tired or sore to walk I would lay down & shake,wiggle my feet & or legs to move the gas around.good luck & keep us posted...Crystal

The gas pain was horrible for 2-3 weeks, mostly in my left shoulder. The only thing that truly helped was taking alot of Tylenol for pain. Gas-X didnt help, neither did walking, well at least for instant relief. Only the Tylenol children's chewable, taken in adult doses (ask your pharmacist).

After the gas pain, came the back pain for another week. Then it was all gone!

Unfortunately, it's been almost 6 months since my surgery, and when I have gas, I still feel it in my shoulder some days.

it's all worth it though!