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Posted 9/7/2017 3:49 AM (GMT 0)
I'm two weeks post op and these gas pains are killinme! I called the doc at night the other day bc it felt like an 8/10 on the pain scale. I am trying to track what I eat and have already cut out dairy. But with my healing that doesn't leave me a lot of food options that are high protein and low fiber.

I'm trying to breath through it, walk around, and just make sure I'm taking my Tylenol at the scheduled times, but nothing seems to help. Any suggestions? I really hope this isn't my new normal. I don't want to touch food, but I know it's critical in terms of my recovery. Ifnits causijg this gas, if just rather not eat at this point!
Posted 9/8/2017 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
Are you sure it's not surgical pain? Tylenol on its own is a pretty useless painkiller and after two weeks there would still be a significant amount of pain.

I'd see if you can get a stronger painkiller just for a couple of weeks.
Posted 9/8/2017 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with NCOT, maybe the tylenol isn't cutting it. it could be gas, but it could be just the newness of it all. It could be the struggle of having a loop sad. You should try eating low residue for a while and see if it helps. I struggled the whole time i had my loop regardless of what I ate. I even got blocked once and had awful cramping, where i felt like i would have to go to the hospital, it did eventually pass without medical treatment...
Posted 9/8/2017 5:37 AM (GMT 0)
Ugh so I am in the hospital- it was a blockage. They just put in a tube and I started outputting right away...and a ton!

I was already sticking to low residue, so I'm sure they'll continue that. I mean I was only eating plain PB English muffin, cream of wheat, chicken and rice, etc. so I hope it wasn't anything I ate bc I can't get more low fiber/low residue than that. I'm hoping this tune thing helps.

I wonder if this makes me more likely to get obstructions in the future? Or a fluke thing?
Posted 9/8/2017 12:27 PM (GMT 0)
I had the same thing within a week of getting my loop. Your intestine is swollen from the surgery, it will get better. Most of the time blockages clear theirselves but sometimes it requires medical intervention.
Posted 9/8/2017 3:35 PM (GMT 0)
Poor thing. The loop is really hard. I remember when mine got blocked, it wasn't outputting and I had severe cramping. If you don't output for a long period of time, it's always worrisome. It's good things are moving again. I do not know if one block makes you more likely to get more. You're still early on, so you're probably more likely to get blocked than someone who's healed more, but I had a block situation toward the time I was getting reversed. I wasn't careful about what I ate at all with my end or my loop. Probably less so with me loop than I should have been because I had the end for 3 months and never worried for a second & never had any issue... The loops in general seem like they are problematic. I am lucky my block cleared.
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