1 day post op...help?
Is it cold water? Try room temp or even slightly warm.
Kelly
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Try slightly warmer water. You might also want to try adding some crystal light (might have to have someone bring that in for you, the hospital might not have it). You might also want to try warm peppermint tea (you'd need to have someone bring that for you, too, probably; it's caffeine free and sugar free).
Ask if you can try Gas-X (might need someone to bring you that, too).
Try sitting on the edge of the bed or in a chair. Take a teeny tiny sip of water and sit still for a minute. Then try rocking back and forth gently, like you were in a rocking chair. That often helps with gas.
You can ask them for a heating pad for your belly, too.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I couldn't really drink plain water for about 3 months post-op. I had to add something to it to make it drinkable. Ask the nurse if you can have a crystal light drink...I know my hospital had them on hand. Or ask a family member to bring some in to add to the water. I also added Cucumber to water, strawberries to water for a bit of a change and drank a lot of tea. They could also bring you some tea! :)
My doc said it's quite normal that people can't drink plain water so don't stress and it does get better!
The first few times I had water I got the hiccups right after.
