gas pains

I tend to suffer from this alot as I am sure many of us do.  I cannot link the gas with most of the stuff I eat yes certain things are a definite no eat just from the gas pains it causes i.e beans love em but they dont love me...

I was wondering if anyone has any helpful ideas for when you get gas pains.  I tend to use a headting pad sometimes Gas-ex and hot tea but this doesnt always work anyone else have helpful remedies?

Sounds like all the symptoms you are describing as you possibly having a small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). My GI said that alot of us who have had multiple resections are more prone to getting SIBO. I did a quick 10 day course of antibiotics along with a stronger probiotic and it really helped alot.

My symptoms were alot of gas and bloating especially right after a meal. I would get soooo bloated that even my sides hurt and the gas, oh my gosh, I just couldn't get relief. I believe you have an appt soon with your GI, you might discuss your symptoms with him and the possibility of a SIBO. I thought for sure I was flaring and it turned out to be bacterial overgrowth.

As for relief for the gas, your tricks are basically my tricks. I have heard that charcoal capsules help, but all they did was give me bad constipation. Good luck!

i had gas with everything i ate or didnt eat for years. i tried anything and everything to no avail. finally my naturopath suggested betaine HCL (go on amazon.com and look for metagest). this works. seriously. i started with one per meal, increasing it one pill per meal until i started to feel a slight burning type sensation in my chest, similar to heartburn. that is a signal you can start reducing at your next meal. that is when you can begin to find the sweet spot, or how many you need to take with each meal. for me right now it seems to be 3-4. unfortunately it is a lot more pills to take and can get expensive as you go through them quickly. but it totally works for me. if i take 2 or less, regardless of meal size or type of food, i get gassy. hopefully my body adjusts and i can begin taking less. so the trick with this is either you are making too little HCL right now or the pH of the acid is not low enough thus you have improper digestion which results in bloating and gas.

i brought this up to my acupuncturist and she was not surprised as she too takes betain HCL with each meal to aid digestion and she has no digestive disorder.

I've heard that fennel (either added to food or used as a tea) is suppose to help relieve gas. My doctor told me I could use Gas-X, but nothing really seems to work. Hopefully you find some relief!

Dragonfly I take probiotics daily too, but I still get bacterial overgrowth all the time. I have never had a test for it, my doc just goes off my symptoms. Although there is a breath test you can do. When you have had multiple resections it is my understanding is that you no longer digest the same and this causes a build up of bad bacteria. jmho

 

I have crohn's and I too get horrible gas pains whenever I eat nuts. In addition to the pain, my stomach bloats out tremendously and is tender to the touch.  Very uncomfortable and painful. Whenever the pains start I take a gas x and drink pepperming tea.  Sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn't.  One thing I did just today which worked wonderfully, is a yoga twist that is supposed to help with indigestion and massage your internal organs.  You sit on the floor with your legs in front of you.  Bend one leg at the knee (u can either keep the other leg straight or curl it around you)  and use your opposite hand to pull your knee in towards you and then turn in the direction of your bent leg and take five or six deep breaths, in thru your nose and out thru your nose.  Try to sit up very straight.  Each time you exhale, you can twist a little bit further.  Then do this on the opposite side.  Then go lay down for about 20-30 minutes and you should notice a huge relief of the pain and gas subsiding.  Note:  It may be uncomfortable when you are doing the twists cuz you are very bloated and in pain, and in may still hurt right after you are done but after resting for the 20-30 minutes hopefully you will notice a huge difference as I did.  I know it sounds crazy but I did it today for the first time and couldn't believe how well it worked. 

At my local Crohn's support group, a wonderful elderly woman in her late 70's (had three surgeries as well) was recommended to try Bitters by her GI. It is an alcoholic liquid for mixed drinks. They recommended she take a small amount with meals (she couldn't remember the exact amount he said, but she had a 1ml tuberculin syringe and said she has been trying 0.2ml to 0.3ml per meal). This was supposed to settle the gas/gas pain. Her insurance stopped covering the expensive medication she previously was on, so this is what the doc said.

I went out and bought some ($5 at the local wine and spirits shop for a small bottle that would probably last forever). I tried it one day and it was the same day my mother had major back surgery, and I felt sick all day. I was probably sick all day from my nerves/stress of her surgery, but I associated the sick feeling/diarrhea with the Bitters. :(

you guys know this is old post, but if you don't remember, I eat papaya's with oatmeal every morning, it's natural digestive enzyme, but I agree with fun guy, do not hold that gas back, for me I go into cramps if I do, so I will walk away from people if I have to cut the cheese. but the papayas kill the odor, so my gas has know odor nor do my BM's so that was huge hurdle for me, it really make me feel like a free man, no worries cut em loose in public, as long as nobody hears, they won't smell it. I eat at least one large pap. every week, cost me about $40 a month, the best forty I ever spent

AG

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