Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Gas, gas, and (surprise!) more gas.....

I too am IBS-C (or at least that's what my doc is trying figure out) and I get terrible bloating and gas after meals. I take a Gax-X before I eat, and drink tons of strong fennel tea. I got that suggestion off this board, and it's been the remedy that has worked the quickest for me.

I tried activated charcoal capsules and found that they didn't do much for me. I think that they are supposed to absorb material in the tummy and intestines, but if it absorbs water also that's bad news for those who are constipated.

I take Fiber Choice chewable tabs and have had minimal bloating/gas from those. I've upped my fiber intake drastically in the past two weeks (since joining here) and I've felt about 50 percent better.

I eat the crap out of altoids, and drink about four ounces of aloe vera juice a day, along with drinking lots (six cups total probably) of chamomile and peppermint teas.

I also am taking Primal Defense (probiotic) and am in the second month of that. Seems to be working.

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~jules

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