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06/07/11 10:37 AM

Syl

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The results of clinical tests on the effectiveness of activated charcoal on intestinal gas are mixed. The first reference below claims it is effective while the second one claims it isn't. It something you will have to try.

Reference
Hall RG Jr, Thompson H, Strother A., Effects of orally administered activated charcoal on intestinal gas . Am J Gastroenterol. 1981 Mar;75(3):192-6.

Potter T, Ellis C, Levitt M. Activated charcoal: in vivo and in vitro studies of effect on gas formation . Gastroenterology. 1985;88:620-624.

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