gas. there I said it.

May as well share here since everyone seems to be in the same boat.  I've noticed an increase in gas lately - throughout the day, not just in the morning.  I've upped my meds over the past 3 weeks and am wondering if this is just part of the healing process.  I'm using a Rowasa enema nightly but I'm always sure to squeeze the extra air out of the bottle before execution, so I don't think the Rowasa is necessarily to blame.  Not that it's a bad thing...

During this particular flare-up I lost the ability to pass gas, as typically more than air would expel if any pressure was put on my bowels.  In any case, I seem to have recently regained the ability to pass air, and just air.  It's awesome!  Relieves pressure when needed, although I usually make sure to only pass gas in the bathroom in case anything else happens.  REALLY hope this is part of the healing process.  Has this happened to anyone else?

Love this forum!  So very helpful to be able to discuss these topics.  Thank you all for your advice and support. 

 

Tru dat

I dont think I farted for over 9 months before being checked out then recently its all good passing gas!! who would have thought something so tiny could mean so much.

Also another small fact , scientists think that when you pass gas the sulphur in the gas tells/makes the colon to prepare to pass a stool,
which makes sense if you think about it.

Nothing and I mean nothing is like a good bowel movement!!

how many asalcol or salofalk = 4 lialda

Does gas have anything to do with inflammation? I've had so much of it for so long (sometimes wet, sometimes just bloating) I've started to think I have a bacterial or yeast overgrowth because I didn't associate gas with inflammation.

and farting is better than blarting!

Texas Gal, I have bad gas every day too and I have been feeling a lot better lately..Are you saying the fiber brought the gas on? or helped it go away?