after having a hysterectomy a few months ago i have a lot of gas is this normal if so what can i use to stop it and how long will i have gas?

Question

I have lots of gas from my lapo hysterectomy, it will be a week this wednesday. I'm taking no pain killers just anti inflammatory. Can i take beano?

Answer 1

Not common: To my knowledge, and i'm not a gyn surgeon, gassiness is not common after a hysterectomy. I would look for any changes in your diet that might have occurred at the same time, or an increase in gum chewing which can in turn lead to more air swallowing.

Answer 2

Yes: Yes, it can. It is also as likely that discomfort is due to teething, or reflux.

Answer 3

Yes: We don't know the answer to this. Colic is just a term for "your baby is fussy and we don't know why". Some say it may be gas, others a sensitivity to a food, some think intestinal cramps, some believe environment may be irritating (the baby is too hot or cold) and some feel some baby's personalities are just more needy and fussy than others. The good news is this goes away in a few months!

Answer 4

No: I believe colic is the result of digestive dysfunction....The exact cause is unknown. Many babes need probiotics (like culturelle-baby) because they do not get colonized properly during the birth process. The trapped gas is the result of the colic not the actual cause. While it does pass, it is rather miserable in the meantime.

Answer 5

No: These fits of irritability, fussing, or crying can last for 3+ hours/day, often occuring in late afternoon or evening. 1 out 4 babies can be colicky. Despite being a common malady of infancy there is no one commonly agreed upon cause for colic. Gas has been implicated, yet gas therapy works spottily. New findings pose that "imbalance" of "good" gut bacteria is the cause, so probiotic use is urged.

Answer 6

No: Nobody knows what causes colic. What colic is is a generalized discomfort where the baby seems to cry and pull up its legs usually starting at 3-4 weeks and ending by 3 months. I think is is a bowel related immaturity that results in dysynchronous bowel contractions causing crampy abdominal pain. With maturation it resolves.

Answer 7

No: The cause of colic, despite being common, is still a mystery. Although all babies are gassy in the first month, the crying of colic can cause increased problems with gassiness. Colic is not caused by formula or allergies. Colic always gets better by the time a baby is about 12 weeks old. Learn more: http://www.Healthychildren.Org/english/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/pages/colic.Aspx.

Answer 8

No: We don't know what causes colic. Gassiness can happen any time of day, but colic is typically in the evening. Certainly, if you have a colicky baby, you will want to do your best to manage gas by doing careful and frequent burping and considering use of an anti-gas infant medicine in order to avoid exacerbating fussiness.

Answer 9

No: Who knows? There are many different theories about what causes colic; intestinal immaturity is one of them, but there is really no medical proof of this. Babies with colic can pull their legs up, grimace and seem to be in pain, leading parents to think they have gas pains. However the gas relieving medicines like simethicone and gripe water have not been shown to help with colic.

Answer 10

No: There is no scientic proof that trapped gas (either swallowed or produced from colon) causes colic, however, it may aggravate existing reflux problem which result in causing fussiness. The true colic has been defined as a benign condition affecting young infants under 3 months-screaming for 3 hours each day, at least 3 times a week, and spontaneous resolution by 3 months of age. Stay upbeat!

Answer 11

No: Colic, typically, is not a specific GI or stomach ailment. It often appears as if babies have gas or abdominal pain, but colic has not specifically been linked to those issues. There is some evidence now that dysbiosis - abnormal growth of some bacteria in the intestine - may be associated with infantile colic, and that probiotics may prevent/help colic, but this evidence is far from conclusive.

Answer 12

No: Nope. That gas causes colic is a myth, probably created by the people selling worthless anti-gas drops to worried, exhausted parents.

Answer 13

Yes: Trapped gas in the stomach or intestines will make a baby colicky (fussy baby, older than 2 months of age), but a doctor should evaluate a baby who is more than slightly fussy to see if there is another reason for the colic, and to see why the baby is getting gassy.

Answer 14

Yes: Actually, yes and no. Colic is unconsolable fussines with no known cause. Can gas cause fussness? Sure. But it is correctible by preventing or removing the gas. Thus it is not colic. It could be from formula intolerance, poor burping, swallowing air among others.Talk to your pediatrician for help.

Answer 15

No: Trapped gas causes abdominal discomfort and pain. Colic is a developmental stage associated with irritability. No one knows exactly what causes it. It generally disappears around 3 months of age.

Answer 16

Yes: Well, yes and no. We don't know what causes colic, but the current theory is that infantile colic may be similar to irritable bowel syndrome in adults, in which gaseous distention and hypersensitive intestinal nerves cause pain. Colic has a very specific pattern (same time every day, etc.) and can be confused with reflux, or other less common diseases -- discuss with your doctor.

Answer 17

Possibly: Even though there technically isn't a known cause for colic, there usually is a reason that's causing a baby in becoming.

Answer 18

Good latch: Making sure your baby has a good latch so they aren't gulping air will help. That being said some babies are "gulpers" and swallow lots of air no matter how good the latch is.

Answer 19

Technique & diet: Babies will swallow air every time they swallow some milk. Good technique & timing can smooth out the barracuda or gulper feeders that trap extra air. Sometimes the type of agents in foods that make you gassy can do so with baby, like brussel sprouts. Some germs in the babies gut will feed on undigested material & produce gas that you can't control. Burping helps cut eventual gas volume.

Answer 20

Maybe: Assuming that you have "non-invasive cervical cancer" and if you are done having children, hysterectomy is fine. If not, there are other options available to preserve your potential fertility. Your general gynecologist should be able to direct this care for you unless you have "invasive cervical cancer", in which case you should consult with a gyn oncologist.

Answer 21

One of the issues is: Desire for fertility, XRT eliminates that, and the stage limits surgery to stages i&ii. Your age (36) is borderline. Survival and control locally may be quite similar. Your team should include a gynecological oncologist and a radiation oncologits.

Answer 22

They usually just do: Most surgeries where the uterus is removed for uterine cancers will have some lymph node sampling. This sampling is not usually done when the pre-operative diagnosis is a pre-cancerous condition, even though cancer may be found on the final pathology evaluation. Surgeries to place radioactive implants to treat cancer do not involve lymph node sampling.

Answer 23

Depth of cancer: A pathologist is asked to examine the uterus during surgery to assess how deep the cancer invades in to the uterus. If the invasion is more than half the uterine thickness or if the tumor is very high grade, lymph nodes are sampled from the pelvis.

Answer 24

Absolutely not: After a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), the vagina continues to function as a sexual organ. A total hysterectomy, which removes the uterus and cervix may leave the vagina slightly shorter, but should still be long enough. If the ovaries are removed in a woman who has not yet undergone menopause, then estrogen therapy may be indicated to keep ph, vaginal moisture and pelvic blood flow healthy.

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