Post Op Gas X Strips? - How Many?
Hello,
My surgery is this coming Friday - (Yippee...(but nervous) - Many have said to take the Gas X strips with
me to the hospital. I was wondering how often did you use them? I have purchased them already so they
are ready to be packed in the bag.
Thanks
Karen
Re: Post Op Gas X Strips? - How Many?
Congrats on your up coming surgery, I had mine on March 20th and have lost 34lbs so far :) I took my gas x but they made me naseous, my gas was better handled by walking as soon as surgery was done and keep walking it helped I did not take any more gas x it made me worst, but everyone is different. I am still walking on my treadmill 40 minutes every day to help with any gas issues and for exercise. Every week it gets better... good luck!
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hmmm...I wonder if I will be sick? But yes to walking..I walk now and have picked up the speed so that way when I do go for surgery - I'm in better shape.
Re: Post Op Gas X Strips? - How Many?
Ditto above.... the walking is the best for me as well. (surgery 4/9/13). I too bought the strips to be ready ! But I havent opened the box........ I am walking 30 minutes daily at this point. Good luck Friday :)
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I am SO READY to walk...me and my man..(lol) have been doing about 2 to 3 miles at night...so bring the walking on...I'm ready!
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I have not used any Gas X either. I walked right after surgery and often. I walk on my treadmil now. Today makes 1 week and so far everything is still going great. I am So sick of clear fluids lol.. just of few more days til I move to full liquids!
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Make sure to clear using them with your doctor while hospitalized, I wasn't allowed to. They gave me stuff thru the IV line.
Re: Post Op Gas X Strips? - How Many?
While at hospital my Doctor had Hyscyamine tabs every 4 hours for me. It helps relieve gas pains. Most hospitals want you to have a physician order for medications even ones you bring from home.
Re: Post Op Gas X Strips? - How Many?
I went through two boxes. I used them more as a preventative measure.
Best wishes on your upcoming surgery! :)
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I brought them with, took 1 and it hurt too much going down so I didn't use anymore. Walking worked a thousand times better anyways.
Re: Post Op Gas X Strips? - How Many?
I did ask the head nurse - she said.. .."All I am going to say is the "rules" of the hospital is no outside medication....however GasX strips are recommended as something to use when you go home" So I will bring them with me - I will walk first and see how I feel - and if I feel ok..then I'll just go without them. I am not a huge pain meds kind of person...I don't want anything slowing done my GI Tract for constipation issues later...so I try to just handle it the best I can...but I surely can walk! Walked a few miles tonight. - Nurse said - get those lungs ready!
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i never used any. ever. i did take beano prior to eating soft refried beans day six or so. it worked great. i had massive gas after surgery...but it was abdominal gas...nothing that i could pass, it was painful gas left over from the sugery in the abdominal cavity. I dealt with it by walking and shifting it as best i could until it absorbed, you can't pass that kind of gas
Re: Post Op Gas X Strips? - How Many?
I took the strips that go under your tongue and I will tell you that they were a life saver. They really helped in conjunction with walking right after the surgery.