what causes gas and bloating?
#314311 - 08/30/07 12:43 PM
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Pud
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my main problem is gas and second to that is bloating... then in 3rd would be the big D.. what is making this happen? i used to be a D up until about 3 or 4 years ago.. and then i stopped getting D everyday and now i get gas everyday...
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IBS-D & SIBO - main symptom GAS
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-------------------- Pud
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It can be cause by foods such as fiber, soy, fruits, beans, lactose, fructose, sorbitol, additives and many other food stuffs. Also, it can be caused by disease and organic disorders.
Here are a couple of sources of information that you may find interesting
Gas in the digestive tract Abdominal bloating: a mysterious symptom Belching, Bloating and Flatulence Gas and gas pain
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The FODMAP Approach to Managing IBS Symptoms
Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach
FODMAP Chart & Cheatsheet
The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS
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Thanks Syl. I've never been the kind of gal that gets bloated or gets cramps, even during that time of the month, and so I didn't know what to compare what I was feeling to. I'd often ask folks what exactly is it that happens when bloating occurs: is there something inflating in my tummy, is my tummy simply being filled with air, etc. After reading that third link, it is in fact the "inflation" of the intestines against the abdominal wall.
Here's another question. Do you feel relief when you pee? I noticed that while I'm urinating, I don't feel it coming out. Well, I do feel it but it feels as if I'm squeezing my vagina to limit the amount that's coming out (sort of what you would do so that someone can't hear you pee). Sorry for the TMI. I also feel that I'm not comletely urinating all that I can because within 10 minutes, I have to go pee again and everytime feeling as if I'm not completely emptying my bladder.
-------------------- Wendy IBS A thru Z
Taking it one day at a time...
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so any suggestion on what i SHOULD eat??
-------------------- Pud
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What is your typical daily menu?
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The FODMAP Approach to Managing IBS Symptoms
Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach
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The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS
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I don't know what causes gas but my doctor told me to take Digestive Advantage Gas Defense Formula (found at your local drug store). I have been taking this for about 2 months and I found that it does help. Be careful you don't take more than 1 tablet a day. At first I started taking 2 and it was making me sick. When I cut back to one a day it really started helping. It is a probiotic specifically for gas. I hope this helps.
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In general, when do you think the best time is to take gas-relief supplements? I know that Beano and GasStop are suggested to be taken immediately before eating, but what about Gas-x? I also have just started trying fennel seed capsules...anyone take them and when? Do you see a difference? How many capsules/mg per dose?
Also, a related gas question...bloating and gas can of course be uncomfortable, but what about the gas that has a REALLY foul smell? I keep trying to pinpoint which food is the culprit when this happens. Sometimes the smell is unbearable and so unladylike.
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Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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BUMP ...n/t
#314625 - 09/05/07 07:42 PM
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Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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I don't take gas-relief tablets so I can't offer any help with that.
But the second part.. for me, dried fruit is a definite culprit. So I steer clear!
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otc gas meds don't seem to help..
and there isn't any one food that seems to blow me up.. so there is no steering clear
-------------------- Pud
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Thanks for your responses. I wish we all had a clear-cut answer and solution for each other.
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