Smelly and persistent gases

[Amir11]

Hey there everyone

I"m 26 years old male who is currently suffering from persistent and smelly gases everyday i"m athletic and my diet is healthy but somehow i feel something is wrong i did a colonscopy and it was normal so my doc diagnosed me with ibs I don't understand i have gases and I don't have alot of bowel movements so i guess i"m also constipated but the weird thing is when preparing to colonscopy i had to follow a diet for 3 days (low fiber) and at that point i felt better but this type of diet is mit healthy what can be my cause for this problem i"m hopeless

My diet currently

Protein sources

Cottage cheese

Eggs

Tuna

Whey protein shake or bars

Salmon

Chicken

Carb sources

White rice

Rice cakes

Fruits and veggies

High fiber bread

Oats

[Hidden]

Hi Amir,

I think you've answered your own question here and it's because you don't have regular bowel movements which is at the root of your problem.

You need to look a bit more carefully at your diet, e.g. try brown or wild rice instead of white and cut down on cheese.

It's also the case that a low fibre diet suits some people better than a high fibre one, we're all different and what suits one person doesn't necessarily suit another.

You could also try laxatives although you'd need to experiment a bit with these as some of them can cause wind and gas.

Hope this helps.

Cat

[Jane2510]

Hi Amir,

I agree with the other post that you should take a look at what you are eating. No diet is healthy for everyone - we are all individual and have individual needs. Diets high in protein are known to produce lots of wind and can give you smelly breath too!!

Give it a try to change it up a bit adding lots of veggies which might help with constipation too!!

Good luck

[Hidden]

Hi there, I also suffer with IBS C and having looked at your diet above what is standing out for me is the Whey protein shakes or bars (I have read a fair amount lately that Lactose can be bad for those with IBS and Whey protein I have been told is a source of that), veggies - I cannot eat sweetcorn, raw onions, raw carrots, eat very little broccoli and don't eat cauliflower. I have also read on there that some people cannot eat oats even though they are listed on the okay list for FODMAPs. I have recently been eating a lot of homemade sugar free flapjacks (these are out of a book I have and are made with honey instead) and I love them but I have a feeling that the oats are making me worse lately so I have bought gluten free and organic oats so will give those a try.

I hope this helps and best of luck and I know it's hard when you enjoy a good diet as I also had a Colonoscopy and felt so much better with the 'unhealthy' food.

[mogamed]

Try black seed oil capsules it will sort out the gas

[alicemarsh]

Have you been tested for lactose or wheat intolerance? Could be the cause perhaps.

You can be tested for lactose intolerance and gluten (mainly in wheat and some other things) by doctors blood tests. You can try cutting these things out and keeping a food diary of effects - this is very helpful,

If you are having the tests you need to keep eating them until you are tested.

[Amir11 in reply to alicemarsh]

Hey alice

It turns out i"m intolerant to wheat containing products felt much better without them thank you

[alicemarsh in reply to Amir11]

Wow that's great - it is good to get some positive feedback about what helps people and I am really glad that you are feeling much better - thanks for letting us know.

[alicemarsh]

ALso check out tmau. Low choline diets. If smells are caused particularly by meat and seafood and sea fish products.

[Lynnetod]

Fibre is an IBS nightmare, as is lactose. Try the FoodMaestro app and it will help you eliminate the FODMAP s from your diet , oats etc are 😣

[Amir11 in reply to Lynnetod]

Hey lunnetod

Thank you for mentioning the fodmap diet , you and others provided me with a solution to my problem

Have a nice day mate

[Lynnetod in reply to Amir11]

It's a start, good luck

[Hidden]

Hi Amir - what is healthy for one person is not necessarily healthy for another.

Looking at your diet it looks healthy excepting if you have dairy egg grain and other food intolerances. I have a multi grain food intolerance and dairy. Mine include wheat barley rye rice and corn on the cob (maize)- corn flour and corn syrup Barley is lined to malt so other allergies extend to malt vinegar, and mayonnaise - other foods such as coleslaw made with malt vinegar and eggs - another intolerance. Dairy means I cannot eat cottage cheese any yoghurt, I can eat a small amount of hard cheese, but the fat is indigestible

and can bring on IBS symptoms. think you would find a multi food intolerance test useful, such as that run by Alphega chemist chain as part of their services in some of their pharmacies. They do a test for 64 types of food. If you go to a specialist for tests they may only do gluten dairy and eggs - I had a gluten test which was normal but all the allergies may not be routinely tested for in celiac disease. The test is a finger tip test, for a sample which is fed into a smart device in a new test which came out in January this year. I have had problems for years and the test has helped my health by removing all potential intolerances on the list., whether r mild or severe. In recent months I have discovered that certain deficiencies such as zinc and copper can cause a histamine enzyme deficiency

called DAO. This can be helped by eating foods high in copper and zinc such as chocolate.

The NHS test for dairy gluten and eggs might give more info on which substance is creating the intolerance whether it is cow's protein or lactase in the milk.

Hope you find the right route to your problems.

[Trinity7]

Take a look at shKes and protein bars. A lot have inulin, ogliosacarides etc which are very wind inducing and bloating. Also change bread to white soda bread without rye.