Has anyone tried Activated Charcoal which is supposed to absorb gas?

[AfricanSheila]

Any other suggestions for relief of gas?

[John43]

Yes I tried it without success. May be others have had more luck.

John

[PatV]

Yes, I found it helpful, especially for painfully trapped stuff. Also Gas-X, peppermint tea, fennel tea or chewing fennel seeds. Found it helpful to take a teaspoon of oil (extra virgin olive oil for me) before a meal. A tsp of flaxseed oil before breakfast.

[PatV in reply to PatV]

p.s. my daughter swears by Bean-O but it doesn't do anything for me.

[AfricanSheila]

How does castor oil help?

[Anukis]

Can you buy activated charcol in the chemist? Having a lot of problems with bloating and gas at the moment. really painful.

[Ratton]

Tried some charcoal tabs last night (3 tabs)-took a very long time before they helped me!

(about 10-12 hrs)!

[AfricanSheila]

I've found out that it reacts with some medications. The people at charcoal.uk/com are very helpful.