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Trapped Gases

SHT
SHT CSN Member Posts: 1 Member
in Stomach Cancer #1

After being diagnosed with adeno carcinoma in the stomach and part of the esophegus I had my total gastrectomy surgery in March 2025. Did anyboy had experience with post surgery painful trapped gases after meals. I get a lot of pain and sometimes I can't sleep. I tried smaller meals didn't work. Any advice from your experience will be quite helpful and appreciated.

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  • stevenkopacz
    stevenkopacz CSN Member Posts: 10 *
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    Yes, trapped gas is pretty painful and for me trying to find the foods that causes the gas was my first solution. I've also found that trying to take a nap or something before it happens helps me get past it. I've now got a permanant colostomy so gas is different from my first cancer diagnosis (still has my butthole).

    It gets better and easier as you go, i'm 8 years out from my total gastro back in 2017. For me, it never went back to normal, so it was about finding my new normal

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