Hi all, I am looking for information about painful wind and if its related to diet. Sorry for the long post but I have a fit and healthy eating 16 year old daughter who is about to take her mock Gcse's. She has suffered from painful wind in the stomach for the last 18 months or so. She is following a healthy low fat and low sugar diet as I am on slimming world and although her bmi is within the normal range she wants to eat more healthily and is therefore joining me. I thought this might help to sort out her stomach as well but it doesn't seem to have helped. This morning she has wind again and says it is very painful in her stomach. She has already given up chewing gum and has never drank fizzy drinks. She only drinks water and sometimes orange juice or a smoothie. Can anyone help please as I wouldn't like this to happen again in 2 days time when she takes her first exam. With out going over board and trying gluten free as it doesn't seem to happen after eating bread, because she has 2 slices every day at school and the wind happens maybe once per week.
Wind: Hi all, I am looking for information... - Healthy Eating
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It it burpy wind or flatulence wind?
Could it be stress related?
If it’s the burpy type, mints might help, & if you have to have sugar free, choose some containing xylitol.
It might also be a delayed reaction to something she’s eaten a day or two earlier.
I’d not think a low fat diet would be good for anyone still growing as our bodies need some good fats. Sugar free is only good IF there are NO toxic sweeteners used instead. The stuff we’ve been peddled by food companies for years, such as margarine & sweeteners are toxic to healthy gut bacteria amongst other negative health issues. Take a look at some posts re The Sugar Myth, & the Chris Kresser’s post on how sweeteners adversely affect our bodies. Sorry I can’t post the links from my phone.
Does your daughter eat school lunches which might not be overly fresh, as flatulence can be caused by even small amounts of bad bacteria in food.
Jerry would be better informed re gluten than I am, though I know it takes 3 months for gluten gliadin that causes a negative reaction to leave the body. Some folks also have issues with fructans in wheat & certain other foods, rather than gluten. If she must eat bread, make sure it’s sourdough.
Perhaps keep a food diary to try to work out what the issue is?
Thank you, i will keep a diary. she had the wind problem before low fat diet. She is still eating enough to maintain her weight. Its flatulence and she sometimes eats school meals but not always. I dont think she is stressed, she is not really a worrier and has the wind way before her exams started it's been possible a year now but getting worse at least one a week.
i have had that pain in the stomach and you double over in pain. for me it has always been something to do with what ive eaten. the very worst was when i eat to many cherrys.
sometimes it could be a combination of different food and drink.
if i feel any sign of traped wind i drink a glass or two of aniseed tea with a little sugar or honey.
Thank you, will try that.
I get that nasty pain in the gut if I eat anything dairy, so I've had to eliminate it. Is a delayed reaction, next day, usually. Definitely keep a food diary, it does help to track down troublesome foods.
Also agreeing that a low fat diet isn't advisable, there's no need to do so. Fat is essential for health as are carbs and protein.
I think I mislead everyone. She is maintaining her weight and is getting her fats from butter and olive oil and sugar is just being reduced. The healthier diet is not the issue she was getting the wind problems before it and still now.
Ahh OK. Well if it is dairy-related, butter could cause it. Of course everyone's different, the best way to find out for sure is a food diary and elimination diet, will take some time though. I do hope her exams go well.
Thank you. I think you are right. Starting diary now and will book doctors appt.
Thank you for your help. I will make a doctors appointment but pharmacist advised me to make a food diary first. She has some butter and virgin olive oil and some sugar in a few snacks just not a lot. she is eating fruits and veg. I will keep a food diary, we have stopped eating onion garlic and spices until after her exams so that may help to eliminate these, as we had all three yesterday but no chewing gum since 5 days ago and she had flatulence and stomach pain this morning. Guess its just a case of trial and error. The chewing gum did contain sorbitol but I dont think she ate it every day. Could it cause a reaction 5 days later? Omg the toothpaste has it in too might be that! She does use that twice a day.
I have always eaten a lot of fruit and veg and have at times had a lot of problems with stomach pain and flatulence (and worse) A couple of years ago I discovered some research by the Monash University around short chain carbohydrates and how some people can't digest some of them which leads to the food fermenting in the gut causing pain, flatulence and in some IBS symptoms. It's called FODMAPs. Through keeping a food diary I have worked out that I have a problem mainly with Polyols (the P in FODMAPs) These are found in certain fruits and veg. I have found that I can't eat cherries and apricots, avocados, peas, sugar snap peas, sweet potatoes, cauliflower and mushrooms. I also have problems with Garlic and onions. If I avoid these then I have no problems. My sister has the same problems with pain and flatulence but has a different list of foods that affect her (again all from the FODMAPS list) It might be worth looking into the foods on the list and keeping a track of what she is eating to see if there is anything she could try avoiding. Sometimes I find a little bit of something is OK but if have too much or combine it with a small amount of another trigger food the symptoms come back. Hope this helps. Great that she is eating so healthily - our 14 year old is currently living on a diet of cereal and hot dogs! :/
I've included some links for more info...
fodmapfriendly.com/what-are...
monashfodmap.com/i-have-ibs...
Thank you so much, I was suspicious that it could be onion and garlic and we are currently avoiding those. I will definitely check that out. I am really glad she is eating healthily mostly encouraged by trying to clear up her skin. She doesn't eat many different types of veg though and the only things on your entire list she will eat is garlic and onions. She ate these in bolognese the night before her last bout of painful flatulence. So you may have well hit the nail on the head. Hope your teen sees the errors of her ways soon, but as we parents know the more we go on about something the more they will dig their heels in, lol.
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