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NYchic
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c-section ladies come in...gas question!
Hi ladies,
Posting for my friend who just had a baby. She unfortunately had to be put under after her baby was born via c-section due to some complications. She was in surgery for over 3 hours and is having excruciating gas pains from being cut open for so long. The nurses are making her walk and she said it's not helping - she can't seem to pass it she said.
Just wondering if any of you c-section mom's who had bad gas has any tips I can pass on to her. She's going to be in the hospital for another week.
TIA!
Message edited 12/10/2011 10:29:35 PM.
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mamasita27
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Re: c-section ladies come in...gas question!
no advice but i'm so sorry for your friend! i had 2 c sections and never really had bad gas pains. They do say walking helps though. Hope your friend feels better soon!
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SweetTooth
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Re: c-section ladies come in...gas question!
I had horrible horrible gas pains after my last c-section. The nurses gave me mylicon (pills not the drops) and also ginger tea - which was really just heated up ginger ale.
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Re: c-section ladies come in...gas question!
I will first add my disclaimer to defer all questions to your personal MD but i had read a medical journal study about the post-op benefits of gum chewing. Basically their results were that those who chewed gum passed gas quicker. I chewed gum and had my bowels went on as normal very quickly.
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| Posted 12/10/11 10:58 PM |
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NYchic
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Re: c-section ladies come in...gas question!
Posted by TuttsyLow
I will first add my disclaimer to defer all questions to your personal MD but i had read a medical journal study about the post-op benefits of gum chewing. Basically their results were that those who chewed gum passed gas quicker. I chewed gum and had my bowels went on as normal very quickly.
great tip - I will tell her!
Thanks to everyone else for all the suggestions! I'll let her know!
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| Posted 12/10/11 11:03 PM |
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labonnevie
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if she walks, she's not going to pass gas immediately, but it will help. when she thinks she has walked enough, walk some more. i have also heard that enemas help too, but they are last resort.
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Jenn1621
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With my c section the hospital gave me chewable gas x and boiled gingerale with a tea bag. That helped move things along believe it or not!
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LSP2005
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An enema will help.
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| Posted 12/10/11 11:46 PM |
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TyReseGreen
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With my first csection my whole digestive system was a mess. I ate solids before passing gas. As a result I was in so much pain and had cramping to the point I had to have a ct scan. The scan revealed that I had so much gas and my colon was filled with you know. End result Enema not fun.
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Tea and ginger ale, mixed together and warmed. And apple juice to get the digestive track working.
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| Posted 12/11/11 7:00 AM |
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maymama
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Re: c-section ladies come in...gas question!
peppermint tea, any mint tea ... it really helps. movement is really the best way to break it up. simethicone (gas medicine) helps. i remember how bad it was 
hope she feels better ASAP!
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| Posted 12/11/11 10:08 AM |
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NYchic
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Re: c-section ladies come in...gas question!
thanks everyone...I will let her know!
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| Posted 12/11/11 10:30 AM |
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FlowerWife
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i had a complicated c section under general also, it was over 2.5 hours long. i spent the next two days on magnesium and morphine so i wasnt allowed to get up and walk around. by day 3 i was up and had such bad gas that my stomach was extended larger than when i was pregnant. they did a sono and my bowels were looped and just hadn't started working yet. they had to take me off of food and put me back on IV because when I tried to eat there was literally no where for the food to go since my bowels weren't active yet, i would just throw it up. i felt HORRIBLE. the next day i did start walking and although it took about 36 hours, eventually it started to go down and i started to feel better. i dont have any miracle cures. 3-hour c sections are very tough. i know it sounds ridiculous but the sooner she can get up and walk the better. it really does help get things moving down there. good luck to her 
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KennysMommy
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The hospital gave me GasX pills AND stool softeners. I didn't have a BM until 6 days pp, so I was in terrible pain. The gas pains were in my shoulders, neck, arms, etc.... I just tried walking as much as possible and hoped for the best. I hope she feels better soon!
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| Posted 12/11/11 11:23 AM |
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LoveyQ
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Have her ask the nurses for the as pills and stool softeners at the exact hourly mark when she can have them (every 3 or however many hours). And the walking. I hope she feels better quickly!
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| Posted 12/11/11 4:19 PM |
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mnmsoinlove
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I had the worst gas pains in my back...I actually thought I was dying or had a blood clot. I could not believe it was gas. They nurses gave me chewable gas X and tea and it helped within a few hours..plus I got up walkking.
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tinydancer03
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ginger ale!
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| Posted 12/11/11 6:39 PM |
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Kris
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also, when she is not walking to lay on the left side. believe it or not it helps!!!
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MrsKS
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I had awful gas pains. I even had pains up in my chest that felt like air bubbles and hurt when I breathed. They said that was gas at the hospital... BUT I've never experienced it like that before.
I too was put under for longer than the usual. Then they had to send my unconscious body through an xray machine because they lost a needle.
in any event... nothing but time really helped me.
i hope your friend feels better soon.
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Bearcat
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hot tea with lemon, gas-x, mint tea
keep drinking hot stuff!
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