Posted 9/18/2016 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
Are you constipated? Painkillers can definitely cause constipation, which in turn causes the build up of gas. The other problem is that since you no longer have a gallbladder to store bile, the liver is excreting bile into your intestines. This can cause diarrhea and other intestinal problems. In time, your system will work itself out a new system. You might ask your surgeon/doctor about taking probiotics or eating yogurt)to help restore gut balance. And also ask about a fiber supplement such as Citrucel, it doesn't cause gas like Metamucil does. As badly as it hurts, it is super helpful to stand and move about as much as you can, to promote healing. By the 2 week mark, my incisions were pretty much healed, though it was more like 6 weeks before I stopped wrorying about them.