Abdominal bloating

[Guest guest]

Hi

I'm 2 1/2 weeks after surgery, and most of the time have been very up

and excited about my healing. I am a little discouraged today because

my arthritis is bad again, although it moved from the left to the right

side, which is weird. It has always been on the left, and now suddenly

my left is great and my right side is bad. I am also very bloated. Is

that common for anyone else after surgery? Maybe something I'm

eating? I actually look pregnant (which I am not). Thank you

Cherie

[Guest guest]

Hi Cherie - since I haven't been there yet, I don't have much advice,

but I'm curious about the bloating. Has that just recently happened or

have you been bloated for a few weeks? Have you been drinking more

water than normal, or not much water? Do you think laxatives would

help or is that not the problem?

Strange that the pain is on the right today instead of the left, if

it's always been on the left. Maybe it's just fluctuations in the

immune system, like it's reacting because it's trying to get back to

normal, but some days it takes a step backwards. My pain hasn't been

isolated to one side of my body, or even one part of my body. The only

thing that seems constant is my sore left thumb. Other than that, it

changes constantly. One day my knee swells up, another day my jaw

hurts, another day my toe joints are sore, then my shoulder, then my

elbows - it's all over the place. I noticed that when my fingers are

sore, they turn a bluish color.

Sis

>

> Hi

> I'm 2 1/2 weeks after surgery, and most of the time have been very up

> and excited about my healing. I am a little discouraged today

because

> my arthritis is bad again, although it moved from the left to the

right

> side, which is weird. It has always been on the left, and now

suddenly

> my left is great and my right side is bad. I am also very bloated.

Is

> that common for anyone else after surgery? Maybe something I'm

> eating? I actually look pregnant (which I am not). Thank you

> Cherie

>

[Guest guest]

Cherie, your body is going through it's own detox as the implants are

now out of your system. You can expect to have many bad days mixed in

with the good ones, and strange and new symptoms are not uncommon.

However, it's a good thing because you are being cleansed and the

symptoms will decrease over time. Drink more water than you can handle

and eat only mild foods that are easily digestable, and preferably

organic, for the nest few weeks. You should feel better soon.

[Guest guest]

I remember after the BA I had bloating to which I attributed it the effects of anesthesia.Cherie <cheriesut@...> wrote:

HiI'm 2 1/2 weeks after surgery, and most of the time have been very up and excited about my healing. I am a little discouraged today because my arthritis is bad again, although it moved from the left to the right side, which is weird. It has always been on the left, and now suddenly my left is great and my right side is bad. I am also very bloated. Is that common for anyone else after surgery? Maybe something I'm eating? I actually look pregnant (which I am not). Thank you Cherie

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[Guest guest]

I have heard of this happening. There may be foods or spices that make

it worse - this is different for each person, so you might want to

start with a very simple diet and then add things you really like one

at a time. I've also heard that cutting way down on fat also helps, as

well as taking " healthy " gut bacteria like acidophilus pills.

Doctors - we can't live without them, thank god most of us don't have

to live with them (g)... -

>

> About 15 months ago I was diagnosed with Psoratic Arthritis. Have

> been taking Sulfasalazine for 9 months. This seems to keep the

> Arthritis under controll. Had a Psoriasis flar about 6 weeks ago and

> now I am in light therapy for this. My question is that I have

> experienced abdominal bloating for about a year. It comes and goes and

> I am more uncomfortable than in any pain. Has anyone in the group have

> any experience with this condition. Doctors dont seem to concerned

> with this. Before I make a big deal out of it I wanted to know if

> anyone experienced or currently has this condition

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I find that drinking carbonated beverages really makes me feel bloated. I

would avoid them if you are having problems.

Kay

[Guest guest]

Hmmmmmm.......abdominal bloating which I butcher into abominable

gas...........have the same explosive problem myself.

I learned my lesson to watch what I ate, drank, or took while animating mascot

costumes. Fresh broccoli with cheese dip is deadly even if it does taste yummy.

I am convinced also that the disease we all share causes abominable gas without

any help from what we eat. I have heard that Parkinson's can also play a large

part.

I am sure that Hazel wishes she was somewhere else when we have gone on some of

our walks. She muttered something about an old horse trotting along, she also

prays as we go along not just for the neighbourhood but also about my bloating.

I know our dog Miss Silky heads for the other side of the road when things get

moving.

Blessings

+Dave

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I spent ten years trying to get doctors to look at my bloating and pain on

the right side.

They did a lot of x-rays but did not find an answer.

Until I did the new method of swallowing a camera in a pill, that goes down

your system for six hours, sending pictures to a pack (computer) that you

wear on your side in a little packbag, then they read the pictures, (over

2,000 in all) my answer finally was my gallbladder was stuff, plus five

stones, and a groin hernia. The relief I now have is fanastic.

They had been telling me since I was thirty that the pain and discomfort was

my I.B.S. (bowel). Gas was terrible. Food also had no relation to the gas

etc.

I can now eat without any trouble, I only eat meat once a week but I have

been doing that since I was in my twenties.

Bye Lyn (Australia)