No expert but have info on gas situation....
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an expert but just wanted to share some info I received on Friday from my preop nurse about anesthesia and the gas. There are 2 reasons why the gas bothers us so much. One being that they have to pump us up with the co2 so the doctor can see what he's doing. Normally that takes a few days or more for our bodies to reabsorb it. The second reason is that when they put us to sleep EVERYTHING goes to sleep including our intestines. She told me that it takes longer for the intestines to fully wake up if you will because it needs something to help push the gas out of it ( food, liquid). Hope this makes since. Once we have a regular amount of stuff going through it again it will then wake up and not have us feeling so bloated and icky 
feeling. This could take up around 2 weeks or so. I noticed that ALOT of people were having problems with gas so I made sure to ask all of those questions. She said pain meds help a little but walking really helps the most to get everything up and going. Good luck to everyone who is having surgery and to those that have had surgery I'm wishing you all a speedy recovery. Here's to a fabulous 2009.
Candie
an expert but just wanted to share some info I received on Friday from my preop nurse about anesthesia and the gas. There are 2 reasons why the gas bothers us so much. One being that they have to pump us up with the co2 so the doctor can see what he's doing. Normally that takes a few days or more for our bodies to reabsorb it. The second reason is that when they put us to sleep EVERYTHING goes to sleep including our intestines. She told me that it takes longer for the intestines to fully wake up if you will because it needs something to help push the gas out of it ( food, liquid). Hope this makes since. Once we have a regular amount of stuff going through it again it will then wake up and not have us feeling so bloated and icky feeling. This could take up around 2 weeks or so. I noticed that ALOT of people were having problems with gas so I made sure to ask all of those questions. She said pain meds help a little but walking really helps the most to get everything up and going. Good luck to everyone who is having surgery and to those that have had surgery I'm wishing you all a speedy recovery. Here's to a fabulous 2009.Candie
Candie,
From experience I can now say, walk, walk, walk. I found out that after I walked, I burped. The nurses kept asking me if I (excuse the expression farted) and I didn't until last evening and I must say, I was elated, because I am ridding the gas at both ends now. Not fun but it's nice to know the plumbing is working right?
I didn't get bothered by the gas too bad other than my tummy was pretty bloated. It gets better every day.
Barb
From experience I can now say, walk, walk, walk. I found out that after I walked, I burped. The nurses kept asking me if I (excuse the expression farted) and I didn't until last evening and I must say, I was elated, because I am ridding the gas at both ends now. Not fun but it's nice to know the plumbing is working right?
I didn't get bothered by the gas too bad other than my tummy was pretty bloated. It gets better every day.
Barb
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