Diet Ginger Ale
I am 10 days Post-OP and I have this question. I feel like sometimes I have gas built in me and that's why I get this sharp pain on the left side of my abdominals. My mom who is 1-Year+ off of Lap-band surgery suggests I should try Diet Ginger Ale. It is known for giving you gas and eventually getting rid of the gas inside of you. However I am concerned that it's absoutely dangerous to try it, but is it true can diet ginger ale help with gas?
Walking will do more to help the gas, I'd imagine.
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on 8/26/14 12:22 pm
You had a bypass. Carbonated beverages are out. Especially 10 days post op
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on 8/26/14 12:24 pm
They blow your stomach up like a ballon with gas so they can operate without obstruction. Gas gets trapped in the worst places. It takes awhile to get it out
"The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue." --- Dorothy Parker
"You may not like what I say or how I say it, but it may be just exactly what you need to hear." ---Kathryn White
I wouldn't! Your stomach is a mass of stitches holding it together and you don't want to add to the pressure by drinking a carbonated beverage. You can drink the ginger ale if it's flat or you can have ginger tea, but I wouldn't have soda. Your gas is probably left over from the surgery. Call your doctor's office and find out whether you can take Gas-X strips (you probably can). They melt in your mouth and help the gas die down.
