ok - yesterday i had my pre op upper GI and could not eat ( well drink) anything until after 3pm :smile: because you have to be empty for the barium for the UGI ... between last night and today i have the worst abdominal gas and bloating and it feels like it is stuck in there ..... Not sure if this is because i still got in 3 protein shakes by 10pm or if this is a side effect of the protein shakes..... help please :tongue_smilie:

Gas X and Hot tea later, I am at a loss as to why you feel so bad... I had an upper GI and went to lunch right after and had no ill effects. So if it is gas it is in you belly and intestines....

ok - yesterday i had my pre op upper GI and could not eat ( well drink) anything until after 3pm :smile: because you have to be empty for the barium for the UGI ... between last night and today i have the worst abdominal gas and bloating and it feels like it is stuck in there ..... Not sure if this is because i still got in 3 Protein shakes by 10pm or if this is a side effect of the protein shakes..... help please :tongue_smilie:

Did you have to drink a lot of contrast for the upper GI? On my last fill, I ended up drinking 2 full cups of contrast, and I felt a little constipated for awhile. It may be that - the stuff is so thick it gets stuck in there. You can try a laxative tea or a really mild laxative pill - sometimes that helps me.