Stomach Issues?

Does anyone have more stomach issues since being banded? I have non-stop stomach pains, growling/rumbling, excessive gas & bloating most days since banding. It's starting to affect my mental state. The doctors cannot find anything wrong so I guess I'm SOL!

Anyone else have anything like this? I'm starting to think it's IBS.

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Surgery: 5/8/08 @ 175 lbs
Height: 5'5"
Size 2/4
Current weight: 132 lbs
18% Body Fat
(Sorry to say, no help from the band in doing this)

Actually, you most likely don't have IBS. We all have the growling/rumbling, gas and bloating. Some with pain and others without. I think somehow that all the chewing makes us swallow more air! At any rate, you're probably fine, but if you're worried or in excessive pain, call your surgeon again. How long since you were banded?

Barbara

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I have noticed i have this when I consume too many carbs and when I eat some kinds of dairy. I definitely have some food sensitivities that I didn't have before surgery and if I avoid those foods that make me feel bad, I have no trouble.

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Surgery 11/21/2008

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Thread Starter

I was banded in May '08 & it has been ever since. I have been to a gastro specialist & even had a cat-scan but nothing shows up. The reason I think it's IBS is because some days are better than others but nothing inparticular causes it to flare up. I also have lost only 20 lbs & that is with working out like a maniac 5 days a week.

Why do you doubt IBS?

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Surgery: 5/8/08 @ 175 lbs
Height: 5'5"
Size 2/4
Current weight: 132 lbs
18% Body Fat
(Sorry to say, no help from the band in doing this)

I have a ton of rumbling and gurgling that I did not have before banding. It is especially bad when I lay down at night and lay on my left side. I guess whatever food/liquid in my pouch is draining out at that point. It always make me "think" I am hungry, when in fact, I am not. I do not have much pain assocaited with the rumbling, but it can be bothersome and it is embarrassing when others hear it. Hang in there!

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Banded: 12/17/2008 - Dr. Johnson, MHC, NC

Maybe others doubt IBS because it seems so common for a banded person to have lots of rumbling and gas.

I had never been this noisy...but I guess it was just that there was so much in there before that there wasn't room for air! lol I know, that's not very scientific, but we tend to be more anecdotal around here. Someone asks a question and when lots of people respond that they feel the same way, you chalk it up to normal and move on. I think everyone would agree though that if you are concerned about it, and you still don't feel comfortable after many people say they experience it too, then really sit down with your doctor about it. But you've done that already....so..... hmmm... second/third opinion?

I hope you find some peace of mind though. Take care!

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10 cc band on 11-4-08
1st Fill: 12-30-08: 1.5 cc / 2nd fill 3-16-09: .6 cc Total: 5.1 cc

Highest weight: 316 Jan '07, 303 Nov '07
Surgery weight: 272 on 11/4/08
Goals: 10 lbs at a time until I get to my ultimate goal, which is not a number... but a feeling.

I have the exact same problem. I have a colonoscopy on the 2nd. It started a few days after my band and I had NO problems before. I swear it's got to be some new thing with the band...I'd love to talk to the thread starter because I feel really alone. I've called into work many times because it becomes so unbearable I can't take it! My surgeon thinks I'm a hypochondriac or something, if you go thru my posts - I've been posting about it for months!

Please, anyone? Any other ideas? I have also been to the ER and had cat scans. It's in my lower abs, intestines maybe?

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