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Is It Normal to Feel a Bloated in Stomach After Breast Aug?

Been feeling bloated in my stomach since surgery. I'm 3 days post op. Still pretty swollen up top like normal. Actually wouldn't feel that bad if I didn't have this bloated feeling. Is there something that will help? I already have been using laxitives.

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Bloating after Breast Augmentation

It could be the effects of the anesthesia medications or your postop pain medications. Narcotics can slow down your bowels producing that bloating feeling. It can also delay bowel movements. You shoudl not need any narcotic pain medications very soon. Keep walking. This shall pass.

Bloated feeling 3 days after breast augmentation is combination of two things.

Anesthesia drugs can decrease normal GI tract function, and even as they wear off, narcotic pain medications and reduced activities can slow intestinal movement of food and gas through the gut. Bloating and constipation result. Laxatives stimulate peristalsis, but may not work uniformly in all areas of the GI tract, leaving cramps and a more bloated feeling. Try to stop your pain pills as soon as possible. Tylenol will not disturb gut function! The second cause of that bloated feeling is... more

Bloating after Breast Aug

Its not unusual to feel bloated after surgery. If you are constipated this certainly could account for your feeling this way. Many patients also get some swelling in their abdomen presumably from the breast swelling being pulled down into the abdomen by gravity. If this is what is happening then it should resolve soon. If laxatives do not work for you then contact your doctor to discuss before the problem worsens.

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Bloating after breast augmentation

While I can not say specifically why you feel bloated without further info and an exam, most of my patients feel bloated initially because of pain medication which slows their go tract and consitpates them.

Steven Wallach, MD

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