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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all) Favorite tips for controlling gas?       #40614 - 01/25/04 10:23 AM Edit Reply Quote Pixna Reged: 01/23/04 Posts: 32 Loc: Pennsylvania One of my big problems is gas. It always seems to be especially problematic when I'm out at a restaurant with friends or when I am invited to their home for dinner. (When I'm at home with just my husband, he copes with it pretty well. ) But when I'm out in public, I'm so afraid I'm going to have an "outburst." What are YOUR best tips for managing gas? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Favorite tips for controlling gas?       #40625 - 01/25/04 11:16 AM Edit Reply Quote LauraSue Reged: 01/14/04 Posts: 4812 Loc: New York City What works best for me (and I've been bloating up with gas for lets see, um, 30 years??!! Yikes) is Gas-X or Phazyme anti-gas caplets. Also sold as store brands like RiteAid. You'll find it near the antacids. Other people will have lots of other suggestions because everybody's different. But I sure wish I'd found Gas-X thirty years ago!! Just take two before you leave the house. -------------------- Laura Keep it simple! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Favorite tips for controlling gas?       #40640 - 01/25/04 11:49 AM Edit Reply Quote *Melissa* Reged: 02/22/03 Posts: 4508 Loc: ; If I'm going to be eating something (beans, broccoli, etc.) that gets me going, I use Beano. Otherwise, I pretty much have an IV of fennel tea attached to me at all times! I use Heather's peppermint & fennel teas and combine them, and sip all day long. Got the idea from Celestial's Tummy Mint. Only difference is they use chamomile too, and Heather's is MUCH better. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Favorite tips for controlling gas?       #40649 - 01/25/04 11:59 AM Edit Reply Quote LauraSue Reged: 01/14/04 Posts: 4812 Loc: New York City A fennel IV drip -- I love it!! Mags, you're great! -------------------- Laura Keep it simple! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Favorite tips for controlling gas?       #40733 - 01/25/04 04:56 PM Edit Reply Quote rlan Reged: 06/05/03 Posts: 161 If it's not related to C (b/c then it seems nothing works for me) then I take phazyme and lots of fennel tea! Good luck! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Favorite tips for controlling gas?       #40784 - 01/26/04 12:40 AM Edit Reply Quote Linz Reged: 09/01/03 Posts: 8242 Loc: England All good suggestions. Plus, you can get yoga positions (generally involving folding your arms over your tummy and bending over) that can expel gas. I go hide in the loo and do this! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Thank you, Mags, LauraSue, rlan, and Linz!!! (nt)       #40800 - 01/26/04 06:31 AM Edit Reply Quote Pixna Reged: 01/23/04 Posts: 32 Loc: Pennsylvania Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Mags, Bev and Jarro?       #40824 - 01/26/04 07:55 AM Edit Reply Quote Bevvy Reged: 11/04/03 Posts: 5918 Loc: Northwest Washington State Mags, do you think the Jarro has been helping us with the gas? It just seems to me that ever since I've been on this stuff my gas has all but disappeared (except, of course, for our infamous lentil gas-producing soup, in which case I turn to the Beano). -------------------- <img src="http://home.comcast.net/~letsrow/smily3481.gif">Bevvy Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     At the risk of sounding stupid.....       #40826 - 01/26/04 07:58 AM Edit Reply Quote Pixna Reged: 01/23/04 Posts: 32 Loc: Pennsylvania What is Jarro? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     No Question of Concern is "Stupid"       #40830 - 01/26/04 08:03 AM Edit Reply Quote Bevvy Reged: 11/04/03 Posts: 5918 Loc: Northwest Washington State Sorry. That was really a question for Mags. Jarro is a Probiotic. Mags and I have been on it for almost 3 weeks now. I think it's helped me A LOT. -------------------- <img src="http://home.comcast.net/~letsrow/smily3481.gif">Bevvy Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Thanks, Bevrs!!! The funny thing is.........       #40832 - 01/26/04 08:07 AM Edit Reply Quote Pixna Reged: 01/23/04 Posts: 32 Loc: Pennsylvania I already take the Jarro probiotic!! (Is there a smiley for smacking onself upside the head? ) I didn't even make the connection. How much of it do you take? I use the EPS formula (Enhanced Probiotic System). Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Jarro-Dophilus EPS       #40833 - 01/26/04 08:09 AM Edit Reply Quote Bevvy Reged: 11/04/03 Posts: 5918 Loc: Northwest Washington State Yep. Same stuff. I take 2 every night -- at midnight when my tummy's empty. (That's the ONLY time my tummy's empty!) -------------------- <img src="http://home.comcast.net/~letsrow/smily3481.gif">Bevvy Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Favorite tips for controlling gas?       #40917 - 01/26/04 10:57 AM Edit Reply Quote chigal Reged: 08/04/03 Posts: 43 Loc: St. Louis, MO I have to ask -- doesn't this hurt even more????? When I get gas, I'm laying on my left side and breathing like I'm about to give birth! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Favorite tips for controlling gas?       #41146 - 01/27/04 06:09 AM Edit Reply Quote LauraS Reged: 01/26/04 Posts: 75 Hi everyone, I'm new to the board and am reading through all the old messages. What comfort to know that there are other people out there with IBS! Anyway, I haven't seen any mention of lemon balm (melissa officinalis)- it helps me more than anything else with my gas and bloating. I use 1-2 tsp per cup of water and let it steep 5-10 minutes (longer and it gets a little bitter). Hope this helps! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Lemon Balm       #41147 - 01/27/04 06:14 AM Edit Reply Quote Bevvy Reged: 11/04/03 Posts: 5918 Loc: Northwest Washington State I just did a search for this stuff and discovered it's quite a "fix-all" for everything from cravings suppressor to cold remedy! -------------------- <img src="http://home.comcast.net/~letsrow/smily3481.gif">Bevvy Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Is lemon balm an herb? Sounds interesting....       #41149 - 01/27/04 06:18 AM Edit Reply Quote Pixna Reged: 01/23/04 Posts: 32 Loc: Pennsylvania And do you just make it into a tea? Tell us more! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Is lemon balm an herb? Sounds interesting....       #41150 - 01/27/04 06:48 AM Edit Reply Quote LauraS Reged: 01/26/04 Posts: 75 Yes, it's an herb, and I just make it into a tea. I believe it's related to mint, and is also anti-spasmodic and anti-viral. Just do a google search and you'll get tons of hits. It honestly works wonders! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Laura, where did you get it?       #41151 - 01/27/04 06:58 AM Edit Reply Quote Pixna Reged: 01/23/04 Posts: 32 Loc: Pennsylvania Is this something the natural food store would carry or did you have to order it online? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Steep tea in a covered container       #41152 - 01/27/04 06:59 AM Edit Reply Quote LauraS Reged: 01/26/04 Posts: 75 Sorry, I forgot to mention to steep lemon balm in a covered conatiner, like a tea pot, so that the oils don't evaporate and it is more effective. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: At a health food store       #41153 - 01/27/04 07:02 AM Edit Reply Quote LauraS Reged: 01/26/04 Posts: 75 Pixna, I got it at a health food store. They're looking getting me a deal on a bulk quantity because I go through so much! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: At a health food store       #41158 - 01/27/04 07:47 AM Edit Reply Quote Pixna Reged: 01/23/04 Posts: 32 Loc: Pennsylvania Are you currently buying a prepackaged product? If so, could you tell me the name brand so I know what to look for and could give it a try? Thanks! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Chigal       #41159 - 01/27/04 08:01 AM Edit Reply Quote Linz Reged: 09/01/03 Posts: 8242 Loc: England If I can get my gas out it doesn't usually hurt that much. I just get really uncomfortable if I'm gassy. Having said that, I was in hospital b4 Christmas with gas that wouldn't come out (ie. colic). Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Quebec brand       #41176 - 01/27/04 08:41 AM Edit Reply Quote LauraS Reged: 01/26/04 Posts: 75 Hi Pixna, I live in Montreal/Quebec/Canada and the brand is called "Clef des Champs". I think it's a local brand, so I don't know if that will help? I noticed, when cruising the web, that it goes by several different names, so if you go out looking maybe bring those and/or the latin name with you. Hope that helps! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Thanks, Laura! (nt)       #41180 - 01/27/04 08:49 AM Edit Reply Quote Pixna Reged: 01/23/04 Posts: 32 Loc: Pennsylvania Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Is lemon balm an herb? Sounds interesting....       #41208 - 01/27/04 09:36 AM Edit Reply Quote Kree Reged: 10/08/03 Posts: 3748 Loc: Northern NY OMG, I'm so excited!! My mom planted lemon balm in our yard years ago, and it's completely overrun almost everything else. I didn't know there was an actual medicinal use for it! Woohoo! I can't wait for the growing season. -------------------- "Anyone can exercise, but this kind of lethargy takes real discipline." -Garfield Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Favorite tips for controlling gas?       #43824 - 02/09/04 05:47 AM Edit Reply Quote Sommer Reged: 02/09/04 Posts: 283 Loc: Phoenix, Arizona USA Hi, I'm new here too! I really like that idea of the lemon balm. I'll have to search for it. Recently, i've been crazy for natural remedies. Hopefully I can afford the stuff and can try it out. Thanks for the advice. -------------------- XOXO from lil' ol' me. (IBS-C, mood disorders, etc., etc.) Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Favorite tips for controlling gas? Lemon Balm       #43892 - 02/09/04 10:56 AM Edit Reply Quote kctrun Reged: 11/23/03 Posts: 69 Loc: Virginia Do try it, but for those that have GERD be careful. I tried it (I am willing to try just about anything (and I mean anything) to get all of the gas out) and it set off my GERD big time. The yoga is helping me pass it, but I have no clue how to prevent it. But I will keep trying. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all)

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