Gas pains

ANGWife · #1 January 28th, 2009, 04:37 PM

I'm having my first ever gas pains. And I feel MISERABLE!!!

OMG I've tried massaging my belly, taking Tums, and drinking ginger ale to burp it out.

Can anyone help?!

bittersweet · #2 January 28th, 2009, 05:41 PM

Eat a few saltine crackers or pretzels (any type of bland starch) and lay in fetal position on your left side. This makes it easiest to pass.

Gas pains are really the worst! I hope you feel better soon.

greeneyes · #3 January 28th, 2009, 06:32 PM

Laying in a warm bath on my left side always works wonders for me. I'm sorry, sweetie, I know how much it can hurt!

Mod-LadyCoconut · #4 January 28th, 2009, 06:45 PM

I don't have any advice but I can imagine how awful that must be and I hope it gets better quickly!

soImarriedAnerd · #5 January 28th, 2009, 08:17 PM

gas-x and lay on your left side! Peppermint hot tea helps, walking helps. Any HOT drink helps.

#6 January 29th, 2009, 01:18 AM

It's absolutely horrid and most painful!!! I hope it's gone!!

ANGWife · #7 January 29th, 2009, 02:45 AM

Well, I still have the pains this morning! It isn't as bad, but it hurts so much. I had called my OB yesterday evening to make sure everything was alright. Now I have to go to work with this stomach ache

I spent so much time on my left side last night. And my OB told me not to take GasX.

#8 January 29th, 2009, 04:03 AM

Try fizzy juice - something to encourage you to burp

You should be able to burp it out then. I empathise. I had it at work when I was about 6 weeks, and OMG I thought was dying. It's so intensely painful.

Mars · #9 January 29th, 2009, 06:03 AM

I was extremely gassy during pregnancy and to be honest, nothing worked for me. Fortunately I was burping it out and not, pardon me, farting it out.

ANGWife · #10 January 29th, 2009, 02:40 PM

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Try fizzy juice - something to encourage you to burp

You should be able to burp it out then.[/b]

I had another soda today at work, and the kids were telling me how rude I was cause I kept burping!

It got so bad I had to call the OB again. I've since taken Zantac and that's helped some. She told me to take a stool softener tonight.

soImarriedAnerd · #11 January 29th, 2009, 05:37 PM

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I spent so much time on my left side last night. And my OB told me not to take GasX.

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Its one of those drugs you don't want to take all the time. Some providers say 2-3rd trimester occasional use with severe pain is ok though (just depends on the provider there).