After colon resection: What helps with severe gas?
11 weeks since surgery, I was wondering if it's fairly common to have severe gas to the point that it hurts, so bad that it feels like your back is gonna break 😔
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Hi @fatfreelife1, I hope you saw the helpful reply from @bea1972
How are you doing? Has the cramping and gas improved?
I am five weeks out from colon surgery and have gas pain under my breast into my side.
Hello, don’t drink from a straw. It gives you gas.
Just a few general tips that we learned along the way as my husband was recovering- his doctor's recommended a low fiber, low residue, no diary diet. Now that my husband is several years out from surgery, he has pinpointed some (but not all) of the culprits for him: dairy, garlic, onion and citrus all give him trouble and he stays away from very fibrous vegetables, legumes, etc. A heating pad while laying on his left side with a knee bent, walking around, gas-x and gas relief herbal tea have offered some relief. He also uses dairy relief pills when he really wants to eat ice cream or cheese. Hope this helps