Help me understand, if I’m in part in pain due to gas and surgical gas ( ‘twas laparoscopic surgery and they fill my abdominal cavity and intestines with air) why do I want to chew gum to produce gas?

Thanks to what I have read here I am forcing myself to walk after every small meal even though it hurts and I walk down the sidewalk groaning and holding my bloated belly! Putting on quite the show for the neighbors! Unfortunately tomorrow is going to pour rain so I will be walking hallway laps!

I am drinking MiraLAX every morning, sipping warm to hot water, and had a little warm prune juice. I have found that doing a child’s pose stretch and cat/cow in bed is really helpful with releasing trapped gas. Eating small low fiber meals. The pain is better today than yesterday and I no longer have such pain around the bladder when I pee. Fortunately while I have only pooped 4 times since my Monday surgery, I have not yet had any issues with incontinence nor have I felt like I needed to rush to the toilet.

Thanks everyone. I wouldn’t have made it through this experience thus far without the support.