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Posted 3/14/2018 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
Is unbearable. I'm 5 days from resection surgery now and this by far the worse than all the GI symptoms and other pain. It's not supposed to last this long and apparently there is nothing you can do about it but wait. How long have you experienced it for?
Posted 3/14/2018 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry that you are having so much pain. What you were told is correct. You need to walk as much as you can. It's the gas used during your surgery & walking will help get it moved out. i was told to walk & walk some more.

Take care.
Posted 3/15/2018 8:36 PM (GMT 0)
Any other tips are greatly appreciated.
Posted 3/15/2018 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
The more you walk and move around the faster it gets out maybe take some Tylenol too
Posted 3/16/2018 8:00 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure how easy you can move with your stomach but my GI always recommended when I was a kid to do the "bicycle" movement with your legs while lying on your back in order to try to get the gas relief. I always felt a little silly- however it did relieve it! Like everyone else said move as much as you can, I know this pain can be awful!! I have also used Gas-X in the past and this helped! I hope you are doing better.
Posted 3/19/2018 7:49 AM (GMT 0)
gutsy, not the type of pain being asked about me thinks. when you have some types of surgery they inflate your abdomen with co2 or some other inert gas. to blow you up so they can se things and get places. if this 'air' gets above your diaphram, it migrates up to your shoulders and causes sharp pain that can last for some days.

justwant , try rolling over as much as possible and keep your head elevated for periods of time. this has helped me in the past to move the air around so it does not all sit in one place, giving you more internal surface area for the body to absorb it through the cells. i know a couple of times it felt like i was being stabbed with a long needle .
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