My abdomen looks like Kappy's when I get gas. One thing I do is beat on my stomach. I don't mean hard to hurt myself, (although it can be a little uncomfortable when you hit those gas pockets) but a little harder maybe then a massage. Maybe like a kneading and sometimes a light punch. Then I lie on my bed and bring both legs up to my chest as far as I can and I repeat this and it does release eventually. When my daughter was a baby and had colic I would gently take her little legs and move them up and back as gently as I could and sure enough she would let loose. I also lie on my belly sometimes. It does hurt because you are putting pressure on an already painful, blown-up area, but do it slowly and it will release the gas.
Something else I have come to find, is that when I get nervous or anxious the gas increases greatly. I wondered why when I get into situations where I am uncomfortable, I feel like I have to leave because of the gas. I finally connected the two.
Maybe when you sit down to eat you are already in an anxious state, and that just exacerbates your symptoms. Maybe do the hypno tapes and try your best to eat in a calm and non-hurried way and maybe it will lessen the gas.
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Re: Trapped gas
I also lie on my belly sometimes. It does hurt because you are putting pressure on an already painful, blown-up area, but do it slowly and it will release the gas.
