post op gas...situation

squiggle · 08-23-2006, 01:59 PM

i'm two days post-op. had some gas pains in the hospital in my shoulder and my side. right before release i started having very liquid bm's that passed a lot of gas, which felt better.

now i'm just a slave to the potty. my intestines are just gurgling and rolling ALL THE TIME and everytime i start to walk i've got to run to make it to the throne in time.

up till now i've been on clear liquids because i just don't feel like i want anything else. i'm sipping on a protein drink right now because i thought that maybe something more substantial in my body might help?

as far as meds go, i haven't needed to take anything very much. my last dose was an extra strenght tylenol liquid early last night.

is this normal and temporary?

giblert · 08-23-2006, 04:51 PM

Yup - sounds like my experience. Everything settled down in a few days although the left shoulder pain came back a few times in the first 2 weeks. Good luck Amanda!
Marie

DonnaB · 08-23-2006, 06:28 PM

I remember those days - not fondly! It will go away but probably not until you get back on some more solid food. Don't push it, follow your doctor's orders, the time will pass and things will settle down.

Best wishes.

ItsGottaGo! · 08-23-2006, 09:45 PM

UGH! I expect all this to happen to me as well. I hope you are feeling better soon!

squiggle · 08-23-2006, 10:50 PM

thanks for the reassurance.

i'm feeling very ucky right now. i'm not really in any real pain, but this is just so *distasteful*.

bah. let it pass soon.

LindaV · 08-23-2006, 11:35 PM

Hang in there Squiggle, it will! Make sure you keep yourself hydrated!

squiggle · 08-24-2006, 06:36 PM

this just gets worse.

i can't tolerate anything except sucking on ice. if i slip and take a swallow of water, i almost instantly get explosive stools.

i'm sooooooooo thirsty, though. i feel like a desert.

i called my doctor's office and spoke with a nurse. she was going to call the dr on call and get back with me. i still haven't heard anything.

i'm miserable. my head hurts, my stomach hurts, i feel like i'm going to die of thirst, and i can't get anything in.

leatha_g · 08-24-2006, 06:39 PM

You really need to keep drinking so you don't become dehydrated. Remember some of the symptoms are headache, dizziness etc. The loose BM's will resolve themselves but you NEED the fluids. Maybe try gatorade or pedialyte etc to replenish your electrolytes. Popsicles, warm chai tea with milk, anything.. but keep hydrated!

ItsGottaGo! · 08-24-2006, 08:14 PM

Do you have medical insurance? If so, if it were me, I would go to the ER and get some fluids in me via IV so as not to dehydrate. Let us know how you are doing.

wavydaby · 08-24-2006, 09:38 PM

I had explosive exits, then I started on Aloe Vera Juice, berry flavored.
Aint the best taste in the world, but it bound things up nicely.

squiggle · 08-25-2006, 11:42 AM

okay, so far today i feel human.

VERY annoyed with my doctor's office for not returning my call. they shall be hearing about that in full.

so i ended up looking for natural remedies to dirreaha last night, and took one teaspoon of vinegar. then i sat down with a big old glass of water and made myself just sipsipsip until it was all down, figuring that it would either all run right out of me or actually get to where my body needed it. went to bed about three am feeling like a giant water balloon.

but...everything stayed in and stayed solid. woke up this morning and urinated. both good signs.

ironically, while typing this the doctor's office called. they didn't really have anything to add, but they did say that if i started to feel badly again this morning/afternoon they wanted to see me.