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Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble       03/09/05 02:05 PM Edit Reply Quote HeidnOut Reged: 02/15/05 Posts: 148 Loc: CA, USA Hi! I know they do use Charcoal for gas and bloating symptoms but because they can turn the stools black and that's always something Dr.'s would need to know about, I didn't want to get confused between black stools from Charcoal or on there own. What I've been using which many GI's will tell you to use is called Simethicone. It's an over the counter softgel. I always buy the store brand of Phazyme as it's cheaper than brand and it has 180 mg's to each softgel. Gas-X is also straight Simethicone at 125 mg's and less expense, expesically if you buy store brand. I always compare ingredient from store brand to ingredient from brand so I know they didn't add anything. Since taking this a year ago it has almost completely eliminated all the bloating. I get occasional gas but not severe or chronic. I also take another product over the counter called Digestive Advantage-IBS. It does have some fillers but the active ingredients are Lactobacillus and L Lysine. On the package it states that it takes approx 14 days to balance the digestive system if taken daily. They do say for stubborn cases it could take up to a week. This would be used for maintenance purposes. They're chewable and have a good flavor to them. It states that it controls constipation, diarrhea, gas, and bloating. I think it mentions cramps to but I don't have the package in front of me. Speaking of, I need to get more this weekend. I feel it's been (for me) "very" beneficial. I've worked my way up to between 12-15 grams of fiber as Heather's book instructs. It's been keeping me very regular. Here I've been taking FiberChoice a couple of years and have read the insert but for some reason I never caught the part about how it help keep the weight controlled. I don't need to tell you how thrilled I was after reading that. Good luck! I'm rootin' for you! Heidi Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble michauxd 03/07/05 12:08 PM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble HeidnOut 03/09/05 02:05 PM Re: HS how much gas -x Meryl36 03/09/05 02:25 PM Re: HS how much gas -x Meryl HeidnOut 03/29/05 08:41 AM Re: HS how much gas -x Jennifer1946 03/28/05 11:10 PM Re: HS how much gas -x michele 03/10/05 02:42 PM Re: HS how much gas -x - Michelle HeidnOut 03/10/05 10:15 PM Re: HS how much gas -x - Meryl re: Gas-X HeidnOut 03/10/05 02:38 PM Re: HS how much gas -x - Meryl re: Gas-X Betharoo 03/10/05 02:53 PM Re: HS how much gas -x HeidnOut 03/29/05 08:38 AM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble RobinV 03/08/05 03:08 PM Hi Robin! HeidnOut 03/10/05 03:05 PM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble michauxd 03/08/05 03:20 PM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble RobinV 03/09/05 01:28 PM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble quietwalker 03/08/05 11:00 AM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble Angela E. 03/08/05 10:04 AM Yes, elevil really constipated me badly-nt Augie 03/08/05 10:25 AM Re: Yes, elevil really constipated me badly-nt michauxd 03/08/05 11:09 AM My dosage Augie 03/08/05 11:34 AM Re: My dosage michauxd 03/08/05 12:44 PM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble Linz 03/08/05 01:28 AM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble michauxd 03/08/05 08:45 AM Coffee Linz 03/08/05 09:07 AM Re: Coffee michauxd 03/08/05 10:03 AM caffeine Linz 03/09/05 01:56 AM Linz Little Minnie 03/08/05 05:05 AM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble Little Minnie 03/07/05 03:05 PM Re: new girl with questions: calcium trouble, nighttime gas and cramping, fiber trouble michauxd 03/08/05 08:37 AM

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