Gas (Sorry - Gross)
#6197 - 04/16/03 07:01 AM
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wac
Reged: 03/24/03
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Loc: Casselberry, FL
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I've been reading a lot of posts complaining about Gas. I'm also experiencing this. I assumed it was from all of the soluble fiber we need to eat to keep our tummies stable. Is there anything we can do besides GasX or Beano? Let me know if ya'll have tried any other remedies. Thanks !
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Charcoal tablets help alot with gas, as does ginger tea. Try those, hopefully they should help!
-Christianne
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Wac - try using the SEARCH button. The strings that come up should be helpful. My terrible gas was from taking too much vit C (500 mg)at one sitting and from eating too much insoluble fiber. Hope this helps.
Sharon
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Sharon
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Hi,
I had several really bad bouts of gas earlier this year and got the idea that it was being caused by honey. Thinking that didn't make sense, I used an Internet search engine and found articles referring to problems some people have digesting fructose.
Today I've just read a message from Heather, on another thread, mentioning that dried fruit can cause problems for some people because of the concentrated levels of fructose.
I don't think it is necessary for me to avoid fructose altogether, but, like lactose, it is necessary to find a safe level.
To put the fructose levels into some sort of perspective, a banana is about 10% fructose, where as honey is around 40%.
Food for thought!
Ian
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Ian - did your gas subside after not eating so much honey?
Sharon
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Sharon
"Anything Chocolate"...that is all!
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Sharon,
Yes it did, but it took about 3 days to settle down.
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Ian - did your gas subside after not eating so much honey?
Sharon
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Ian - isn't it great that we can be our own Private Eyes?
sharon
Glad the gas stopped. If you read previous posts on gas, you know the problems I had--especially w/my husband sleeping in another room! Thank goodness Heather came to my rescue.
Sharon
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Sharon
"Anything Chocolate"...that is all!
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Sharon - don't you mean HIS rescue! LOL
Sorry...couldn't resist! 
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Sharon - please help. Your gas SUBSIDED? How? What did you do? I don't think it's anything I eat. The only really fiber rich food I eat is oatmeal in the am (with Benefiber) but I take Beano with that. Today I had the cinammon zuchini bread (Heather's recipe) for snack, a turkey sandwich on french bread with mustard only for lunch, and plain Tostitos for snack (no dinner yet) and I'm gassy already. It seems to always happen at the same time (around 2:30-3:00 pm). What can it be.
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Just a guess here, but could it be the Benefiber? Have you tried other supplements? 
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Wendy - My gas has subsided MOST of the time, but not completely, like last night. I thought I was going to levitate off the loveseat!
Anyway, this kinda sounds like the problem I HAD--my gas always started right after dinner. At this time (before the IBS boards were up), Heather and I were regularly emailing back and forth trying to figure out what it could be. She asked me what I took with my evening meal and I told her the only thing different was the pills I took. Everything was the same except for 500 mg of vit c. She told me to stop taking it at night and a few days later, Gas Free! Now I get gas if I eat any fatty foods, like gravies that I haven't cooked, or beef or rich desserts (yummm)!
So, bearing that in mind, what do you do differently at lunch that you don't do at breakfast and dinner? Drinks, meds, supplements, etc.
Let's see if we can get you relatively gas free, if possible. If you and I can't figure anything out, Heather's the expert. Let's hope she chimes in. For that matter, does anyone else have any suggestions???
Sharon
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Sharon
"Anything Chocolate"...that is all!
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Mags and Wendy -duuuhhh! Why didn't I think of that--when I took Benefiber, it gave me gas something terrible--my feet didn't hit the ground for hours! Wendy, have you tried any other soluble fiber supplement?? Fibercon tablets work great for me, but I have to take at least 9 a day for them to get me going every day.
Mags, that's why we keep you around. You're quick and sharp!
Sharon
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Thanks so much for the replies. Sharon - do you take any powder supplements or just the Fibercon tablets? Maybe it is the Benefiber since I can't imagine my dinner giving me gas and I haven't started any supplements yet (I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow to figure that out). Usually for dinner I eat a piece of boneless skinless chicken and some kind of potato (I am not a good cook!). I know there was a post earlier this month about a fiber poll asking everyone what they take. I'll try to find it. Any other suggestions? You sound like a pro!
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Wendy - I take the pills. And I'm no pro, by any means. Now Heather--there's the pro!!
Only other thing I can think of is the potato giving you gas--have you tried white rice instead? It's easy to make in the microwave. Should be instructions on the box and if not, post and I'll tell you. Some of the posters like a rice cooker, but IMO, the less to clean up, the better!
Sharon
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What are Charcoal tablets and where do you get them?
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Gina - use the SEARCH button with CHARCOAL as the searchh word on all forums no date restrictions. You'll get plenty of info. But I think mainly health food stores have them or do a Google search and you may be able to find them online. Good luck!
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Sharon
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