Gas Pains!

Please tell me when I can expect for these horrific gas pains to go away?!?! I've been taking gas-x and doing all the recommended walking.

Also, do gas pains affect your back? My back is on FIRE! I can't get comfortable anywhere and I'm too tired to keep walking. Yesterday was way better than today.

<3, Phyllis

Heating pad is a big help!  Keep taking your pain meds, when you walk flap your arms like a chicken (helps the gas) and shorter walks will be just fine!!  I also let the hot shower pound on my back and that helped!  Also not laying down flat helps with the gas!!  Day 2,3,4 & 5 for me were tough!  It gets better!!

Thanks! I will try ANYTHING & EVERYTHING!

Everyday will get better! The gas pains will effect your back, shoulder, stomach and chest!!! This time next week hopefully you'll be pain free. Mine only lasted a few days.

Thanks! Few days is all I want mine to last. lol. I got a heating pad on my back now... sitting up in my office chair. Every other seat I take HURTS! Yes! My shoulders and chest hurt a LOT! I sorta expected my stomach and some back pain, but jeeeze! I hope I'm ready to go back to work next Thursday.

Massages work too!! Get your g/f to rub your shoulders, back, and hips. I thought it helped.

I got really lucky. My gas pains weren't that bad and my back never hurt. Well, it did from the uncomfortable hospital bed, but other than that not really. I did figure out when I did lay down after walking around to try to lay as flat as I could. I couldn't begin to tell you why, but it did.

I had a lot of pain in my back from the gas, some one told me to flap my arms like a bird every hour or so and that seemed to help. Hope you get some relief soon

Also lay on your left side with your knees tucked up to the chest.. That helps the gas move downwards.. To try and be a little discreet.

The Gas-X strips helped a great deal with that BURPING feeling. It took about 3-5 days for that to go away.. But, the gas will spread out. If you havent already you'll start to feel it in your shoulders back and neck. Liquid Tylenol helped quite a bit with that. When they sent me home from the hospital though they gave me a script for LORTAB ELIXIR its LIQUID VICADIN I needed that the first few days after surgery just to sleep. If you dont have that Tylenol PM comes in a liquid form ask if you can take that. ( doctor had no problem with it) A good night sleep really seamed to help with the stomach gas I was so uncomfortable I needed the meds just to relax. Also as hard as it is to think about it. WALK LOTS. even if its just to pace around in your house. That will really help break up the gas. Good luck it will pass..