HOLY GAS PAINS!

I haven't posted in admittedly a long time, but I do lurk in the shadows. :)  There is just something about this place that keeps me coming back and today I realized why I do indeed rely on this board even being over year post-op. This morning I truly believed I may need to go to the ER, I woke up at 5:30 having the most severe pain in my abdominal area, behind my belly button.  I was terribly scared, and doubled over in agony.  I really did not have a clue what was happening.  I have never experienced this severe pain, even right after surgery, I have been blessed.  Well...my body gave me a wake up call and a half....lol! I came on here and just read and researched other's similiar symptoms (like I have done in previous times, haha), and what others were experiencing, and THANK GOODNESS for all of you!!!  Cause in my terrible agony, I read that the symptoms I was having were really in direct connection to those of you who were having bad gas pains in your lower abdominal area.  And after reading the similarities and your advice for relief, it was like instant uplifting and off to a very hot shower I went.... That hot shower I swear was my savior today, haha.  I went to put my comfy pants on after my shower and bent over just a bit and WHOA momma! Out came the gas bubble, can I even express the relief?!?!  LOL, you would have thought I won a big prize, haha.   I have to admit I am a little nervous because Heck am I soar in my tummy area!  I seriously didn't think Gas could feel that terrible.....  I am sitting here sipping some hot Tea (Lipton's Vanilla Caramel Truffle is amazing and sooo soothing btw!) but I feel 300% better....*phew* Thanks to you my obesityhelp family, don't know what I would do without ya!!!! Love ya'll ~Shannon 272/168/158!! (below surgeon's goal!!) Woot Woot!

I'm five years post-op.  I also get terrible gas pains.  Now I can recognize it coming on.  I carry Gas-X with me-always.  My stomach bloats up.  It's just awful.  Hope you feel better soon!

Thank you so much Allison!!  I actually had wondered if we could take Gas-X and from reading many people's experience with gas, I guess we can.  (I just get sooo nervous with medications... I try to do things without medication, but sometimes, it's just impossible, lol!!) Thank you for the well wishes!  *hugs* ~Shannon

I get those pains quite often, but less so now as I take Bean-o when I'm eating anything that can make me gassy (veggies, beans, etc.) or Lactaid if I'm having any dairy products, and Gas-X when I feel the gas.  Sometimes I take 8-10 of the gas-x/day.  I've found that for me the chewable ones are much better than the gel caps.  Also, the Bean-o says that you can just swallow it whole or chew it up.  Again, chewing it up seems to work better than swallowing it whole.  I take at least 2 of them, but sometimes I take 3 (and even sometimes 4) if I plan on eating something that particularly makes me gassy (like if I'm eating chili, cabbage or something). Hope this helps! Michelle 370/179 (goal)

Hi Michelle, thanks So much for the advice, I am going to go pick up some Gas X at the store when I go out today, it seems to really work for so many people and I really don't ever want to experience that gas pain again..... lol! ~Shannon

I had this happen only once - unfortunately I was in the air on a plane...I tell you what - that was horrible and all i could do was pass gas - I'd go to the bathroom - just for  aminute - then go sit down - then go back to the bathroom...what an aweful flight that was....I still don't know what it was that caused the gas...but wow - I hope I never encounter it again...I thought I was going to die...