Friday, July 23, 2010
Gas, pooping, and chest pain.
Well, I am still FULL of gas. I have been walking as much as I can, but it wipes me out. I keep feeling like I need to burp and then get this terrible chest pain and pain in my left arm and don't burp. It hurts and I can't figure out if it's my band or what it is. I am suppose to drink at LEAST 48oz of fluid a day, but with all this gas a few sips and I am uncomfortable. Any suggestions? Also I had surgery Tuesday and still haven't pooped yet...is this okay? They gave me stool softeners to take, but said only to take them if I was constipated. I don't feel constipated, so I haven't taken them. Should I be pooping by now? Thanks for all your supportive comments. I am trying to hang in there, but am a little discouraged today. This gas is killing me.
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I'm sorry you're havin a tough time. I think the trying to burp sesation is totally normal as is not having a BM.
Try to drink as much as you can, but I doubt anyone can get in that much right after surgery.
The good news is that most people feel dramatically better by about day #3 or #4.
Everything sounds normal. Just keep walking and drinking and once you get more solid food in you, you will poop. Until then, no worries!
Sorry that you're having a tough time, I didn't have any gas pain but instead had awful nausea for for a couple of weeks. I couldn't stop pooping!
I think that I'd maybe take a stool softner, perhaps you are a bit bunged up and that might help.
It WILL pass, honest.
I was lucky enough to not get any pain either, but my sister said that she had gas really bad and she couldn't stop! Even in public! I think she said it passed after a week, when she finally pooped! So happy for you to be where you are now! It is a very exciting time!
I didn't have any pain in my shoulders or really had to burp but I had and still have tons of passing gas. I had my surgery on the 16th of this month and my doctors appointment on the 21st. He told me to take metamusil. I did and had a bowl movment the next day but nothing the day after that. Yesterday I took Milk of Magnishia and it hit me at 5:30 this morning I was in the bathroom for probably an hour, it was crazy. But you know since were not having any solid food I really don't think we have anything to poop out. I'm hoping that once I enter the mushy food stage I'll start pooin. The same might go for you as well. Either way hang in there and good luck! :)
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