crohn's disease bloating

Gum could make it worse, because you swallow air when you chew gum. I'd try giving up the gum for the time being.

Next step would be to keep a food diary and try to pinpoint any food intolerances. That could be a lengthy process, though, given you have no idea of what, if any, foods might be causing your bloating. A faster approach would be to try cutting out entire food groups at a time, eg gluten-free diet, dairy-free diet... even a very strict diet for IBD known as the SCD. (Specific Carbohydrate Diet.) If you search for it on here or google, you'll find loads of info about it.

Probiotics are another possibility. Think you have to take them daily for a few weeks or months to get an effect from them, but there is some scientific evidence available that they do reduce bloating.

The Pentasa might help through reducing the inflammation. It takes a few weeks to kick in, if you want to wait and see.

Sure some other folks will be along soon to give you better dietary advice than I. Good luck; I get a lot of bloating myself and hate it, but put up with it rather than modify my diet drastically :/

Another thing to discuss with your docs is the possibility of a bacterial overgrowth. I had one and was getting really bloated and gassy especially after a meal. Turns out I had bacterial overgrowth. Was treated with a 10 day course of Cipro and a better/stronger probiotic and I was much better.

The gum could be causing some issues too as NCOT stated as you swallow alot of air when you chew gum. But definetely be sure to get on a good probiotic. You can find them in your local healthfood store. I use Primadolphilus Fortify by Natures Way. You can find it in the refrigerated section at your local health food store. Others use Culturelle, Align, or VSL#3 to name a few. Hugs~

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I have simillar problem, I practice Muay Thai and I practice it sincerely every day but this year because of the bloating I do not practice it every day maybe twice a week.

To make long story short, the best thing I discover is to eat less and less if you eat less fat food, you will not have a many blooting

I wish my liquid diet was calming down my bloating! =/

@Sultan - Eating less and less is what I did. It helped, otherwise I wouldn't have done it, but undereating has its own dangers. You shouldn't have to go on a drastically calorie-reduced diet to deal with Crohn's. Maintaining enough calories is even more important if you are young and/or highly active.

Well with diet being so individual, I find I have no issues with corn flakes. No need to search for articles, I go by what my body accepts and what it does not.

it's the peel on the apple that is hard to digest..carrots too unless you cook the snot out of them...for me its milk,beef,cheese,pork,beans,ice cream(anything dairy really)pop corn..anything that gives me alot of gas,high fat foods....i eat mainly chicken,fish,salads(which i am lucky..cause alot of ppl can't eat salad)

Even though bloating can be caused by gas creating foods and bacterial overgrowth, my main cause of bloating are spasms throughout the intestines. Think of a garden hose with a kink in it: Pressure builds up at the kink just like gas will build up.

I take Donnatal or Hyoscyamine to relax the intestines, I also lie on one side and gently massage and reposition the intestines, then to the other side.

A useful Yoga position is to lie down, face up, bring the knee up.

With your hand and arm, bring the knee across the abdomen all the way to the other side, even go with the spine in that direction a little bit. This major movement will cause the abdomen to relax and "push gas" downward. Do it gently a few times. Then do it with the other knee in the other direction.

The other position is to clasp the knee with both hands and press it into your abdomen, gently.

Walking, or if you have a stationary bike will make the bowels active and move, those thighs going up and down really signal to the abdomen: get moving ! 

You may also try eating a low residue diet as this makes it easier for the body to digest the foods. Things like eggs, cheese, chicken, fish, white bread, non wholemeal pasta and white rice. In other words no fruit, fibre, veggies or wholemeal stuff. It's not something recommended for long term but what they tend to advise if they want bowels relatively clear for scans etc without having to use a bowel prep. As foods are low residue they are easier to digest and so should reduce bloating. May be worth a go and if it settles down then reintroduce foods back in one at a time for a few days and see what triggers the bloating. No quick and easy answer as everyone is different.

Having IBS can also cause increase gas and bloating (happened to me), fibre supplements and probiotics daily and indefinitely has kept the gas at a minimal and bloating is completely gone.

This is an old thread, so you may not get much of a response. But I honestly just had to switch from jeans to leggings and tunics. I used to get bruising around my waistline when I wore jeans, no matter how loose, from the bloating.