A major problem for me (particularly disrupting sleep) is gas that bubbles up apparently out of nowhere and can't get out (aren't farts blissful!). Sometimes it builds so much that it's like popping the cork of a champagne bottle. Anyone get that?
I've been doing FODMAP as far as possible, and have obvious no-nos (pulses, normal bread ....)
I'm struggling to find what food left that I (can) eat causes it. I'm trying a lot of GF stuff, even though it's not necessarily low FODMAP.
I keep a symptom/food diary and can't see a clear correlation.
So what are the worst gas trigger foods for you? How do you find GF stuff?
There so many possible remedies out there, none I yet tried seem to have any significant effect and I'm cautious about probiotics since I suspect a couple of days taking Alflorex made this worse. A while ago I tried Symprove (no effect) but did not have such bad wind then.
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Apart from all the normal stuff (beans, broccoli, onions, etc.), I have to really keep an eye on anything with sulfites (wine) or sulfur dioxide as a preservative (dried fruit).
My triggers are brown bread brocoli cauliflower, blueberries beans and some fermented foods. I did a food intolerance test lots of people don't recommend them but I found it helped me identify what foods my body didn't like ,and gave me a good start to eliminating others. I hope you get some answers.
I find onion, garlic, leek give me gas although it only becomes trapped gas if I'm also eating wheat so I need to avoid both.
Are you seeing a medical dietician? They might be able to give you a better steer on your trigger foods and how to manage the FODMAP diet better. I use a modified FODMAP diet to good effect but if its used too strictly it can be damaging long term. I'll admit the elimination stage is pretty rough but you shouldn't feel there's nothing left to eat.
I am on the low Fodmap diet and it works to some degree, but I have so many triggers that I find it difficult to eat enough calories if I exclude all of them. I found that a probiotic called Floratrex has helped me. Probiotics will cause more gas initially because they are killing off bad bacteria, you have to give them at least a month. I tried Aflorex and Symprove for several months, but they did not suit me, I then tried Floratrex which has helped, but it is as very epensive. Everyone's gut bacteria are different so you have to experiment to find the right one for you. Milk is also a major trigger, I tried lactose free, but that still caused me problems, so I must have a problem digesting the casein. Sugar of any kind is a no no, especially fructose which causes really bad gas and inflammation leading to vertigo and myalgia. I have had little success with digestive enzymes, I am going to try different brands until I have exhausted the possibilities. You just have to keep experimenting to find what works for you, but after a lifetime of this wretched condition I have only achieved moderate success in controlling the symptoms.
I can’t touch beans tried reintroducingvtwuce over past few wks left crippled then with trapped gas. Can’t touch broccoli ..onions..garlic …beer, I too am kept awake some nights but I have got sibo so all these trapped farts are part of it. Would suggest u go for sibo test too. I usually try a good stomach massage and sometimes someticone. (Bloateze)
Beans are work of the devil, I wont go within a mile of them. Deflatine has simeticone, no obvious help. I think colpermin helps a bit at leat as a 'marker' of ...er... flow, feels like it's doing something! Ordered a gadget that's supposed to test for foods messing with IBS, still waiting for it. May ask for SIBO test anyhow.
Have you tried going lactose free ? That can cause gas too or being intolerant to dairy. I am gluten free and some of the breads reacted with me. xanthum gum can be a problem for some too.
Sometimes I feel like a human Hindenburg, just blowing up unexpectedly. It seems all the food I like does not like me. Onions and garlic being on top of the list. I have found that my frequent constipation makes it worse in both quantity and quality(smell). So if I can get things moving somewhat regularly the gas symptoms go down.
I would like to add that Simethicone does absolutely nothing for me. However, Beano also has a different one with enzymes that does help. I take one of those along with one of the Lactaid enzymes, with every meal. Even if there are no beans or dairy. Sometimes I'll take twice the recommended amount. It can't hurt. And it does help.
You sure made me laugh! Yes, flatulence is a God send!
Try researching and adding some more anti-bloating foods/ drinks to your diet regularly; e.g. cucumber, avocado, banana, asparagus, peppermint.
Probiotics increase the bacteria inside you, ...more bacteria (all be it good bacteria) = more busy bacteria = more bacteria waste and wind. Try to avoid eating too often; maybe fast for 3-5 hours at a time (water and peppermint is ok in this time i think) and exercise should get some of that wind out. Nothing major necessarily - a walk/ some stretches.
We have 7000-9000 different strains of bacteria in our body. probiotics change the ratio. ...better to eat prebiotics (to feed the good bacteria), fasting to deprive the bad bacteria and avoiding the processed and sugary foods (because thats what bad bacteria thrive on).
Hope this makes sense. ...been doing a lot of research lately. I hope it helps and nothing i say has a negative impact.
Its interesting what tess said, I never heard that the bad bacteria would die by having good bacteria. I heard we can starve the bad bacteria by not providing it with sugar and other unhealthy stuff it thrives on but i didnt know about the killing effect
XDjames, winfong mentioned sulfites and sulfur dioxide. They are anti thiamine factors that reduce or eliminate thiamine. Searching on "stuttering anti thiamine factors" will take you to a list in the stuttering forum that impact thiamine. The point of starting with that is to emphasize the role thiamine (vitamin B1) has in the gut starting with the brain and the vagus nerve and how a deficiency of activated thiamine brings on a laundry list of health and mental issues. The brain/gut axis is connected mainly by the vagus nerve relying on activated thiamine for normal nerve transmission. Thiamine is activated by magnesium so a deficiency of either can impact digestion There are fat soluble forms of thiamine like TTFD that offer advantages worth checking out. This link show a good visual of the vagus nerve.
Thank you! That's looks like an interesting read. One immediate thing that leaps out is magnesium, which my wife is urging me to take in the form of rather large pills! So I will obey her.
XDjames, your fortunate to have her. Search on "mgwater" and "krispin magnesium" for more on the subject. Note the list causing loss of magnesium in krispin.
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