Chronic Gas

Anybody have this problem?

Post Edited By Moderator (Traveler) : 5/16/2014 8:11:52 AM (GMT-6)

Yes, usually when yeast is getting out-of-hand or when I eat too much fat, such as red meat or avocados.

physicalwreck - I wanted to let you know that it wasn't your computer, you accidentally hit one of the tabs when you were posting. I fixed it.

Be sure that you are taking enough probiotics or are using kefir to help ensure that your intestines have the proper balance of good bacteria and yeasts.

Another thing to consider - many times we don't produce enough enzymes to digest our food easily. It could be well worth the time to check into this and it's easy enough. If taking digestive enzymes helps or taking antacids makes it worse or doesn't help, it's likely you don't have enough digestive enzymes. Sometimes the symptoms are the same.

It could be related to nerve issues in the gut. This is a good article about how Lyme can affect the gut: thehumansideoflyme.net/viewarticle.php?aid=62

There is a lot of information in this article, but here is a couple of excerpts:

"The vagi (10th Cranial Nerves) are major suppliers of the gut's external nervous system and being very long and complex, are vulnerable to neuropathies such as Lyme disease or diabetes which can cause them serious damage." (Personal communication from Neurologist, Richard Rhee, M.D., F.A.A.N., Neptune, NJ)

" Regardless of the site, spirochetes' disturbing symptoms may come and go spontaneously, often temporarily resolving in a matter of hours to days, although resolution does not imply cure. As with Bell's palsy of the face, these gastrointestinal conditions may endure or only partially remit (15). "