Question:
I am 6 days post op since yesterday i have had bad indigestion and belching alot

some pain on upper rt side of adbominal, gas x is not helping,    — cathys01 (posted on November 15, 2008)

November 15, 2008
Your digestive tract is learning to operate under new conditions. New foods or drinks may not be tolerated well. If you tried something different, then go back to ingesting whatever did not bother you. Learning to eat again, is a day by day thing. I realize you may still be on liquids or pureed foods at this stage, but the general recommendation is to "try one new food" per day. This way, you can figure out which food or new beverage (including protein shake) may be bothering you. Some patients end up being lactose intolerant after surgery. So if you are drinking milk, or mixing protein supplement with milk, you might try just water instead. This coud be the problem. DAVE
   — Dave Chambers

November 15, 2008
walk walk walk it really helped me. i some times would bend over while walking and would have to quite. but it was because it was working it out!
   — peggy R.

November 15, 2008
Some discomfort and indigestion is normal early post operatively. You've been through a major surgery and should feel just a little bit better everyday. I would also recommend trying some Maalox Plus to help with the bubbles - something with simethicone and it should help. Keep walking as much as possible. It is most likely your gas bubbles are too low now to be belched up, they will have to work their way down and out if you know what I mean? If you had laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon inflated your abdominal cavity with CO2 and it will just have to be absorbed and will get better as well. You should have a one week check up right? Let the doc check it out and make sure all is well. Best of luck, Dawn Vickers
   — DawnVic