STINKY SUBJECT

I have heard that after wls you have really bad gas and it also smells even worse (than usual). I have read this several times from other patients and what about bad breath. Please send some feedback. Have any of you guys experienced it and what did you do about this stinky situation. thanks, nan

Hello Nan, Well I did have ALOT of gas! And still do occassionally. But, it didn't smell. But now my poopey STINKS something awful. Doesn't make sense. But that is how by body is. I don't know about everyone else's body. And yes when I went into Kentosis, my breath stunk too. Also my urine. I even went to the PCP fearing that I had some kind of infection cause of my dark smelly urine. She reassured me after tests that I was fine, only had alot of ketones spilling over into my urine. There is a pill that you can get that's called intermint (hope that I spelled it right) that will help with the smell. Hope this helps ~Jo~ 444/414/353/210? -91

The name of the pills is INNERMINT

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okay lets see. your gonna have gas. and it stinks. you have gas after any surgery. just smile didn't have bad breath, but did stink from my pelvis area. i have talked to alow of wls and this is normal. bath daily with antibacteral soup (i like lever), keep it clean and dry and it gets better. susan

Nan, to me the gas wasnt any stinkier than it usually was... haha... Depended on what I had to eat that day. The breath was and still is awful. Esp when I drink my shakes. I carry around a bottle of Listerine and do it several times a day. I have a friend who tells me when I need a tic-tac or two and I can usually tell myself when its really bad. I have not tried the innermint that Jo is talking about--Listerine works ok for me... Christine