Belly pain, cramps and painful gas months after Whipple: Thoughts?

@hugo1313 mine was open surgery. I was in the hospital for 5 days.
No stomach removal. I had it done at Texas Health in Dallas by dr. George Shires.

@johnny1955 the doctor removed the bile duct which had the cancer and he said he could not get it all with lapo.

@matt2024 I am having more cramps with 2 capsules so I started taking only one capsule but not sure if this is good.

@johnny1955 - Sorry to hear that you are still having trouble. Did you happen to talk with your Doctor to get their thoughts on dosage? I can't say for sure what dosage is right with a Whipple so it may be best to check with them. I take 3 x 36,000 with meals and one with snack post pancreatectomy and it seems to be the right amount for me.

I have lots of painful in my lower belly. My doctor ordered a sonogram looking for a hernia. Nothing shows on the sonogram. I have the pain all the time and worse when walking and standing.Does anyone e l se have this pain. It has been over 3 months since the whipple.

I’ve been reading about IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and my/your symptoms are the same. I’m not a Dr or medical professional, but I see similarities. I experience discomfort and sometimes pain when I poop. I guess it’s the new me after the Whipple.

@jamie1235 did you see your doctor about the pain and what did he say?

My wife had stage 2b pancreatic cancer and had Whipple surgery mid-December 2023. Very early on after surgery she started getting a pain in her lower abdomen that would move north. It resulted in severe vomiting. This has continued and occurs now two to five times a week. We have tried to identify a correlation with her eating, meds, etc., but have not gotten there. The only thing I can think of is scar tissue. We have become very careful about her lifting things like a large fry pan and heavier items. That can trigger the pain. Seems to me that anything that puts stress on her core provokes the pain. Again, scar tissue may be the culprit.

@johnny1955

I completed eight months of chemo and thirty radiation treatments across my midriff in early November 2024. I did very well during all those treatments. The discomfort, then some pain began in late December. My latest C scan in mid December showed nothing new and I continue in remission. I find the discomfort and pain have more to do with when I eat, the amount I eat, and what I eat…just as my Drs and nutritionist have told me would happen. If I keep a routine of small, well chewed meals of bland foods, the pain in my lower bowel is less.