I'm new here in the past 2 weeks and I want to tell all of you that just knowing that this board exists and reading the posts whenever I get the chance has been so helpful. So thanks to all of you who are making it happen!! I feel like I've finally found people who will really listen to me and moreso, who can truly understand my symptoms!
I have very severe C-IBS with lots of gas almost daily, altho it has decreased somewhat since I started this diet several weeks ago. Heather's book or this website, [I can't recall where I read it] said that it takes longer to stablize C-IBS. So I'm hoping that my gas and other symptoms will continue to improve with time, b/c I'm following this diet and using the fibercon ( 2 tabs 3x/day before meals) faithfully every day.
For now I'm still dealing with alot of gas, throughout the day and also at night.I have to move around alot in my work b/c I'm not at a desk so sipping tea is difficult to do.
Has anyone had any success with chewing fennel seeds to relieve gas symptoms? I was thinking I would chew them and then spit out- discretely of course!- the seeds once well chewed. Or would it be helpful to swallow them once they're well chewed or do they contain too much insoluble fiber??
Also wondering if taking simethecone at bedtime has helped anyone to relieve their trappped gas and bloating during the night? Any other suggestions for at work or in the evening to relieve the gas, [besides sipping fennel tea which I'm already doing during the evening], would be great!! Thanks again!!
-------------------- Many years of C-IBS and pain too for past 2 years-
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Please help with suggestions for relief of significant gas and bloating
