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Posted 4/13/2010 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
Okay I have had Crohns for about 20 years...I have never had much of a problem with having gas...The past couple of months I have had it so bad....It usually starts in the afternoon.....what can I do to help this?? It's very embarressing.....I never knew anyone could have gas as much as I have had...I don't even eat that much....any suggestions
Posted 4/13/2010 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
I also have the same issue - especially in the afternoon and evenings. I really don't have any good advice other than you might want to try digestive enzymes at mealtime. I just started taking one pill with each meal and I've definitely noticed marked improvement in the gas department. Good luck. I know this whole thing stinks (literally!)
Posted 4/13/2010 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
Please talk to your doctor about a possible bacterial overgrowth. I was having so many gas pains especially after I ate. It would make my sides hurt from being so full of air. Did 10 days of Cipro and started taking a better probiotic and things are a million times better now. Good luck!
Posted 4/13/2010 4:13 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the info...I will call my doctor today.....Have a great day..
Posted 4/13/2010 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
Aside from the bacterial overgrowth, you can try probiotics. I was having a ton of trouble all of a sudden with gas and pain, especially late afternoon and evening. By morning, I would be feeling fine and my belly would be back to normal (flatish). My doctor suggested probiotics, but I had tried many in the past and they had all made things worse, D, pain, cramping..... so I just thought they weren't for me. Turns out that I just hadn't found the RIGHT one for me. There are many on the market that are good. Do a search of the forum and you will find a good starting point of brands to try, but don't give up if it doesn't work for you. You do have to give each one a fair shot. Probably a good 3 weeks or so, and you get what you pay for, the cheap brands are not worth the time or money. The right one made a world of difference for me. Every so often I have to increase my dose and once in a while I change brands for a few weeks because my body seems to get used to the strains of probiotics and I need to shake things up. But it has helped a lot.
Posted 4/13/2010 7:13 PM (GMT 0)
I don't mind the gas as long as Iam getting rid of it, when I don't get rid of it, then can cause real time pain. I really don't mind my gas as long as it doesn't stink up like everthing, everywhere, but i eat papaya's fresh so my gas and stool have no odor, also no meat,

Posted 4/13/2010 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
Agree Artist Guy,
A good fart is a healthy thing, not farting is painful. When I got my ostomy reversed I had horrid gas for about a year, but it did calm down.

I use probiotics too, and suggest that when trying any new supplement, start on as small a dose as you can for the first few days and then gradually increase to the recommended.
Posted 4/13/2010 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
When I'm feeling gassy, I tend to take Phazyme. It has simethicone in it which is pretty safe, they even give it to infants for colic which is how I discovered that it worked so well. I told my doc about it and he didn't seem concerned.
Posted 4/14/2010 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
Too much probiotics sometimes causes my gas.
Posted 4/14/2010 10:02 AM (GMT 0)
I also had that problem for the last year and two drs agreed that I needed to STOP my probiotics...I was a huge advocate for years on them.  Their thinking was that they were colonizing in my small intestine due to shrinkage/scaring, and causing bloating and gas.  I don't have the bloating anymore and I take digestive enzymes which has tremendously helped with the gas. 
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