Yes. After surgery. https://www.livestrong.com/article/182083-how-to-treat-gas-pain-after-laparoscopic-gallbladder-surgery/

Thanks, Fun. I am NOT looking forward to this.

I have no experience with gallbladder surgery but wanted to send best wishes for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery! When you can, let us all know how you are doing.

I didn't have gall bladder surgery, but I did have a c section and I think gas can be a result after any abdominal surgery. Wish I had known about Gas Ex. Good thoughts that all goes well for you!

Best wishes.

I wouldn't be looking forward to it either, but we will all be thinking of you and wishing you well.

Mine wasn’t fun, and the first two or three days afterwards were a bit rough, but after that things were OK. Hope your surgery is similarly trouble free.

DH just had this done a week ago today. He was off the opioid within 10 hours and off ibprophen with in 24. His only issue was CONSTIPATION. No gas pains. No odd shoulder pain from the O2 they pump in you to expand the abdomen. He is back at work half days and doing fine. I left him home alone the next day. Told him NO shop, NO sharp wood tools. He fed the birds instead which meant climbing a ladder!!

I'll be thinking of you today but in the meantime I'm sending you positive vibes for an uneventful surgery and quick recovery. Remember to post back when you feel up to it. And while you're resting you can plan your next trip - the one after Switzerland and the PCW! And if you ever need a back-up traveler just let me know.

Maire

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Best of luck. I'm sure you'll do fine.

Been there, done that, survived it!

Good luck and a speedy recovery. At least the current outpatient arthroscopic procedure is so much easier on a body than it was 20+ years ago when they had to really open you up.

When I go in for my Colonoscopy the gas afterwords is the best part! Makes the nurses giggle when I make fart jokes!

Wishing you a speedy and uneventful recovery. Not gallbladder, but other abdominal surgery I had a few years ago caused gas to escape in ways you didn't even think was possible. Not painful at all, but I wish I had heard about Gas X. :)

Very best wishes, Pam. I wish you a very speedy recovery!

Wishing you a successful surgery and speedy recovery. The anesthesia for any surgery can cause gas and constipation.

I hope your recovery is quick and easy.

A friend told me this trick when my DD had gallbladder surgery. She was in pain all over - in particular, her shoulder were killing her. Apparently, they fill the patient up with gas so they can see the separate organs more easily. That gas is absorbed throughout the body and can cause aches and pains. We ran out and bought GasX - problem solved completely!!!

Hi. I’m home and all went well. In at 8 home by 3. No shoulder pain, thank goodness. I had that before and it was awful. Doctor said that gallbladder was more than ready to go. I am resting in bed enjoying the drugs. They told me to get Senokot for the constipation an d also to have prune juice at hand. My throat is a bit sore from the tube. I guess the test will come over the next few weeks to see how my body reacts to being without a gallbladder. May be needing that Gas X.

Arcy, I definitely don’t feel like climbing a ladder. I can’t believe your husband did that.

Maire we are always open to adding friends to our travel group.

i appreciate all your well wishes. It means a lot. Love my virtual family.

Glad you are doing well! Get that Gas-x and get well soon!

Glad you're doing well. The first 48 hrs after surgery are the worst and it gets better after that for sure.

His was last Wednesday, went to work Monday and made it all week, working half days. His belly button hole bother's him the most. Everyone is different, recover at your own rate!! As the Doc said about food and activity "Listen to your body". Glad is is over and went well!!

Glad it went well. Enjoy the drugs, but not too much! I had mine removed many years ago and have absolutely no problems with eating any type food.

Glad to know that you are home and are doing well. Hoping you have a speedy and uneventful recovery.

You must be relieved that it's over and you're home. I hope you downloaded lots of shows and movies to watch while you're recovering. Take it easy, don't overdo it and let the healing continue. Glad you're feeling better.

Stayed overnight because insurance allowed it. Nurses on the floor had returned to work in 3 days, and I could have too. No pain meds, just shot for nausea. The next year my mother had it done at 74, absolutely pain free. Perhaps we were just fortunate!

Good to know you're home. Rest up!

I hope you are resting comfortably tonight and getting a good night's sleep.

Thanks for the well wishes. I felt pretty good today, still sore. I only used ibruprofen for the discomfort. It mostly hurts getting up and down from a sitting position. So far my digestive tract is doing okay. We’ll see what,s ahead. My insides sure are gurgling a lot.