attn: gassy people..
#273681 - 07/12/06 10:24 AM
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JustMe
Reged: 06/29/06
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Loc: NY
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ok.. so my main problem is gas... for almost half of my life i suffered from diarrhea almost daily.. but now my main concern is gas... when i had diarrhea it was uncomfortable and embarrassing for about 15 minutes max a half hour.. but then it would be over... now i get gas and it can last for hours and hours and thats even more embarrassing... so my question is.. what do you (people who sufffer from gas) do to treat it? 
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I'm the same way. I haven't had so much D or had to use Imodium lately, but I've been having trouble with gas in the evenings. I went out and bought a bag of fennel seeds and started chewing them. I'm going to take about 1 1/2 tsp a day. Also some people use Gas-X or Beano with meals.
I'll let you know how the fennel works, and let me know if you find any relief.
Thanks, Kat
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i haven't tried the fennel seeds.. maybe i should.. i have tried the over the counter gas meds.. they don't really help.. i just can't deal with this anymore.. i drove out to see my girlfriend in another state yesterday.. i ate all "safe" foods and was miserable for most of the time i was there 
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What exactly did you eat? There's lots of foods that are 'safe' but could be causing gas.
Kat
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i had..
corn pops and soy milk for breakfast
toasted sourdough bread with seedless jam for a snack
grilled chicken on sourdough bread for lunch
grilled chicken with a little bit of teryaki sauce and rice for dinner
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and those help, but the biggest help has been diet... and eating lots of small meals... right now I am bloaty agian but the travel through me off and so did all the eating out and rich foods...
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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant
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Here's my "gas" survival strategy:
1.) Diet--I will not eat foods that give me gas. I take BEANO with meals containing complex carbohydrates. Heather's diet is pretty good, in general for gas. However, everyone's gassy food list is individual, so identify your triggers.
2.) Teas--fennel & peppermint are great for gas/cramping.
3.) For gassy foods I take BEANO & yes, it's effective.
4.) For trapped gas, I take generic Gas-X. There are some really good yoga poses on the boards as well. Also, usually a walk gets things "moving."
Kate, IBS-D.
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Do you know if you react poorly to soy? I've found I can't have anything with soy...not even a little bit. The soy milk and teriyaki sauce(contains soy sauce) could be causing problems. They would make me feel awful...very gurgly and gassy. Have you ever tried eliminating soy? It does come from a bean, so it is naturally gassy.
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~Mary
Had surgery for rectal prolapse in Sept. '06 and feeling good now! Loving life with our IVF miracle #1.
 
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hrm.. i don't know...
if you remove soy... you don't use real milk or soy milk????
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There's almond milk and rice milk you can try. I hear Blue Diamond makes a good almond milk.
Kat
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