Anyone awake? Been up all night with gas pains. Now that I WANT to sleep I can't get it, heh.
Thought I'd see if anyone else was awake. Though I doubt it. :)
I've been sitting here telling myself to turn off the TV because food keeps looking good to me.. Although the funny thing is, I think being on this board has "prepped" me so to speak. What looks good to me now is different than it used to be.
For instance, I saw an ad for a Dairy Queen Mini Blizzard combo. You know what looked the best? That cheeseburger! I saw some chicken, and I thought, "Go**** needs some bacon and cheese." It's kind of funny. The only "woe is me" was a Subway commercial I saw, when I wondered if I could ever have my favorite sandwich again (double cheese and lettuce on Italian Herbs bread - yes, that's my favorite).
I've also come to realize just how crappy late night TV is. Who knew?! :D
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I swear by those gasx meltaway strips. They are amazing. Ditto the walking. In the early stages when I would get pretty narly stomach pains I would go outside and walk at night. The cool air helped.
sorry. Hope it passes soon.
and YES late night TV is crappy. Take a TV sabbatical and you'll realize how crappy almost all TV is, but late night is brain-rotting, frustrating non-substance.
Laura
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
UGH, The shoulder pain.
Sorry, nothing but tylenol or vicodin helped me with that, but it should go away quickly. Walking will help, then again so will taking a vicodin and trying to go back to sleep. hope you feel better soon.
Laura
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No other liquids did that for me. Consequently, black tea was constantly by my side the first week after I got home. That gas is awful!
HW 410 / SW 345 / CW 312 / GW 175 height 5'10
Drinking warm peppermint tea.
Ultra strength gas-x (with the tea is even better).
Submerging in a warm bath. (I have a big jacuzzi tub, so could get all the way under, even 140 pounds ago.)
I'll try to describe this right......Get on your hands and knees, but then lower your chest/shoulders down to the bed/floor and keep you butt up in the air. I swear this makes the gas travel "up" and out your bum. You may need to lay there awhile and do it off and on.