Gas-X Or Equivalent Users
#321670 - 01/04/08 03:18 PM
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ArtKen
Reged: 07/12/03
Posts: 301
Loc: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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Just finished with a bout of constipation, in my case probably IBS-C plus diverticulosis.
I drink Heather's fennel tea as well as chamoile tea and have tried GAS-X which helps. I am wondering since it now seems to come in three three ways, the old chewable tablet, a gel capsule and now a thin stip that you dissolve in your mount.
What do you find the most effective?
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I wish I could help but none of them do anything for me  . Glad it helps you, though!
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IBS-C, bloating, cramps
pregnant 
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I live on the chewable....
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IBS-C gas, bloating and acid reflux
Babies is the plan for 2008!!Hope this IBS cooperates.
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Thanks, I find the strips, which look like plastic strips strange to use. Yes they dissolve but strength is less.
However the capsules which you take with water are a pretty high dosage and only allowed three a day.
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I don't use the brand name Gas-x I use generic Simethicone "Gas Relief" caps. They are orange gel caps and waaaay cheaper. I buy the Walmart brand Equate for $3 a box. I have taken waaay more than 3 in a day with no problems and they work for me. I can't compare as I have never tried to strips or chewables, I think both if those contain artificial sweeteners which would just make my gas and cramping worse.
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Microscopic Colitis, IBS-A, GERD, Hiatal Hernia
Bethany, Ontario, Canada
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Thanks, I will have to look for them at Walmart,
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Are you sure it is okay to take more than 3 Beth? I always worry about the side effects. How many more have you taken?
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IBS-C gas, bloating and acid reflux
Babies is the plan for 2008!!Hope this IBS cooperates.
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I found out yesterday that Gas-Ex does come in different strengths. I made error and bought the extra strength chewable which states only three a day but the regular strength is up to six a day. So what I will do is divide in half for now.
I have appointment with doctor tomorow sosee what he says.
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I think the strips are really just a gimmick. Stick with the gel capsules.
It used to work well for me, now..not so much.
Also, I get the Wal-Mart brand. So, so much cheaper.
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what are the side effects?
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Pud
Long Island
IBS-D & SIBO - main symptom GAS
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I'm like Zara, none of them work for me.. The best things I've found are fennel tea and gastrizyme!
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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Well strips actually contain less of the ingredient and are rather expensive.
I would have to look for the gels that are the regular strenght. Everything seems to be ultra.
The chewables I find okay and I can divide them if I wish
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Hi,
I personally would not take more than the recommended dosage of these products. There may be no side effects visible now, but you you don't know how these products in excess can effect you later down the road. For instance, I think I read somewhere that if you take more than the recommended dosage of antacids, over a long period of time, you can negatively effect your homocysteine levels...and that can be bad for your heart. You have to be careful taking any medication in excess.
In any event, talk to your doctor if you are unsure. We already suffer with our IBS...no need to make matters worse!
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