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Help with CO2 Gas

AshleyNicole11
AshleyNicole11
What do you ladies do to tackle the problem of the CO2 Gas they pump into you. I feel like hell. Its trapped in my back, neck, shoulders and even my face. I feel like I've been beaten with a bat. I have tried a hot shower, Gas X and heating pads. I have even tried to lay flat with my hips in the air. Nothing seems to help. So I was wondering if there is anything you have done that helped that I haven't done?

Thank you so much,

HUGS
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi Ashley, hope you're feeling better. As far as the CO2, walking and activity helps disperse the gas. I know it's horrible; I had the same thing last year after my lap surgery. The more walking you do, the better. Unfortunately, that is usually what helps. I hope it helps you :(
deleted_user
deleted_user
anti gas pills like gas x or any brand helps ALOT. also rubbing and massaging the area helped me as well. hope you feel better
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hey Ashley. I had this problem last year as well when I had my laparotomy and I was trying to avoid this as much as possible when I had my laparascopy with laparatomy several weeks ago.

I didn't eat anything for a few days only on a liquid diet. I know that sounds nuts. But, I had it in my head that if I eat or chew gum I'll introduce air into my bowel. I was on a liquid diet of teas, jello, sherbert, chicken broth. I avoided dairy, creamy, fatty food completely. I also drink warm stuff whenever I had a 'liquid meal', then followed with cold stuff (I also do this when my tummy aches). I drank a lot of herbal teas, which I still do now.

Like acahellokitty recommends, I also walked around as much as possible to get the bowels moving. I had horrible air in the bowel the day after and one month after my laparotomy in October 2010. It is the most painful thing ever, worst than the endo pain ever!

And, the number one thing I will always stick to even when I need future surgeries is to avoid narcs! It will slow your gut down big time. I know that's hard for some people, but I was so scared to have that pain again.

When I was constipated, I took a Bisacodyl at night, ate prunes (with the juice in it warmed) in the morning with oatmeal, and drank plenty of water. You can add grapefruit or orange to kick it up.

When I did all of these, I haven't had a bout of ileus (gas in the abdomen) this time.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Gas medicine and moving around. I moved around a much as i could after my lap and had no pain at all from the gas. Now, with that being said, I got a little over ambitious because I have a high pain tolerance and moved around too much the frst few days, which then caused me to feel like crap the ays after that. So, move around and loosen up, but dont over do it.