3 days post up feels like I need to burp or something

definitely! get ready for burping and hiccuping. That is a mainstay in my life now,lol. They do hurt when first banded, but it will get better. Try gas x strips, they will be a lifesaver, and walking will help as well.

thanks, how many gas x at a time, I took one around 740ish and it's 940ish now, take another? I still need to go # 2 too and I can't it's there but won't come out sorry tmi but it's making me angry, I have a feeling I'll feel so much better when I go, I have a stool softener but afraid it'll give me an upset stomach

I had terrible constipation after being banded, it lasted over a week. I did feel much better when I was able to go. I guess it goes to show that when you are on liquids ther is nothing to come out. I have no trouble with burping, I have had the hiccups lots too.

Good luck to you!!

Bernadette

did you use anything to go #2?

For the first 2-3 weeks after I got my band I felt this weird throbbing in my chest every few minutes. It started out like I had to burp then I'd get 2 throbs and it'd be gone. It never actually came out. As for #2 the anesthesia and narcotics constipate you. I had constipation for about 4-5 days then once it went away I wished I was constipated again. It is true that if you're only eating liquids mainly liquid is gonna come back out.

Burping doesn't hurt for me, but I can't controll them so it can happen at the worst times, my DH understand but other who don't know I am banded kind of look at me funny, because they are long and I'm not very quiet!! :smile2:

I had a serious bout of constipation last week. I spoke to my Nut about it and she explained that our bowels are used to getting full and then voiding and depending on how much you eat (or ate) determined how frequently you went. Now we aren't eating that much so our body holds onto anything in there and causes us problems. She told me to take Colace, drink my water/liquids and walk and it should even out. I HOPE, I thought I was going to end up in the ER for relief!! lol

lol I thougt I was going to back to the ER too, it still didn't come and it's day 4 grr! I have ducalax however you spell that but I think I'm going to get something that was on the list I'm probably gonna be sorry when I actually go #2 lol, thanks (:

Try prune juice. I know its nasty but it works. My nut. told me to buy some and drink it. I did and it worked the next morning, I felt so much better. It has never happend again. Good luck.

okay I will keep that in mind too

Hey Erin....anything moving yet?? I feel your pain, I am taking Colace everyday because I don't want it to happen again.