Hi - I got banded 9 days ago and I'm still having a considerable amount of gas pain. Did other people have this? I have stopped having milk based Protein shakes and I'm just on the lactose free kind now - 5 a day. I called my doctor this morning and she said to cut the Protein Shakes in half and try having some Soups like chicken noodle. I've been taking 2 gas-x per day and it helps a little bit.

Also, how long after surgery are you sore for - weeks or months??

Use a heating pad over any area that hurts. Gas-X won't do a thing for gas that isn't in your GI tract. Moving around also helps trememdously. I read a post on one forum where a woman said her doctor suggested she sit in a rocking chair and rock and that she would find that helped as well. I doubt it's lactose-related unless you had lactose intolerance BEFORE surgery. It's more likely just the gas that most of us have suffered from.

I had horrible gas pains yesterday. Try taking deep breaths in through your nose and let them out through your mouth. It helped to ease my pains a little bit!

Walk Walk Walk...Move Move Move... it's more than likely from surgery. I remember mine hurt so bad, it would wake me up. Sucks to say but if it is the gas from the surgery you pretty much have to deal with em. :thumbup:

Walking is the best thing. More you walk, the better it is for you.