Question:
LACK OF POST OP GAS...WHEN DOES THIS START I FEEL SO BLOATED

SURGERY DEC 15TH LEAK NEW SURGERY DEC 16    — NovemberHope (posted on December 26, 2008)

December 26, 2008
If I understood your question right and you feel bloated and are not passing gas take a Gas-X IF your Doc permits it. They should have told you what to take after surgery for gas. Hope this helps and answers your question
   — katiecakes

December 27, 2008
I am 5 weeks post-op, had my first fill last week, and my answer is "never." Maybe I'm just a gassy person, but I had serious gas before the surgery, especially when I was doing my pre-surgery diet, and now I still have it. After my lap-band, I had gas rise to my left arm and I thought that I was having a heart attack or something. I even went to the ER. Any way, my issue was the passing and the pain rather than the bloating. Sorry if this is not what you wanted to hear. And no, Bean-O, nor Gas-X, didn't help.
   — Annie_Marie

December 27, 2008
In my post-op class, they said it could take up to 4 weeks for the gas put into the abdomen during surgery to go away. Some people groaned. I, fortunately, only had the pain for about 2 days. They said it's usually felt in the upper left part of the chest, like you experienced. If it's really troublesome, check with your surgeon.
   — merryterry