Excessive wind following posterior prolapse repair.
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Being 10 weeks post posterior repair I seem to be recovering fairly well however a problem that made me go for the op has not been resolved. I suffer from bouts of excessive flatulence which are so bad I am beginning to avoid going out.I read that women pass wind up to 20 times a day when this can happen 20 times in an hour and is uncontrollable. It generally happens shortly after a meal or if I have been sitting down for a few hours.My theory is that the piece of my colon that was bulging into my vagina has now been shifted but is so stretched that it fills with gas. My husband (the only other person I have confided in) tries to make light of the problem but at 59 I don't want to become totally housebound. Not sure whether my GP will take this seriously and have no follow up appointments with the hospital. Anyone else had this experience? Any suggestions for dealing with this. I am already trying to exclude any wind inducing foods an taking care to eat slowly but have not seen any improvement.
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cherie52481 linda70516
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Hi Linda sorry to hear your having a bad time, can I suggest a low carb diet this helps alot mainly green veg meat, fish, chicken even a cooked breakfast excluding the bread, toms and beans. I have been on this diet for 6 weeks and I havent had any wind like I use to. Just a suggestion hope you get sorted x
linda70516 cherie52481
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sally19377 linda70516
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linda70516 sally19377
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sally19377 linda70516
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Marina_Dee linda70516
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My doc gave me Fybogel to aid with keeping the motion soft after the op and this helped as well.
I think that this problem does increase with age....dont know why, hence all the jokes about 'Granny' farting.......maybe the gut starts to react to different foods as we get older.
Carolannfud linda70516
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