AMAZING cure for bloating that won't go away

I suffer from the exact bloating you are talking about. In fact, I always incorrectly assumed I had IBS. I'm not sure it is IBS or its related to some type of food sensitivity. Thanks for the info though. I'd like to give the charcoal a shot too. I've tried altering my diet and I still can't find a trigger. Sometimes my belly looks like I'm 6 or 7months pregnant. When it goes down, its completely flat.

I know about it and posted the information about Activated Charcoal on this forum before.
I was born in Russia and just about every home in the former Soviet Union has Activated charcoal for any digestive problems from food poisoning to indigestion. I am actually very surprised not many people In the US know about it. Activated charcoal is not only good for gas and bloating. It is the only thing that helped me during my long flight form the US to Russia to stay out of the bathroom and I was in a bad UC flare up. The only thing everybody need to know is Activated charcoal is not intended to be taken every day for extended periods of time because it prevents the absorption of the nutrients from the food and could disturb the good bacteria too. It will turn your stool black and slows down the peristalsis (which could be a good thing if you have D).
Also, taking activated charcoal along with medications taken by mouth can decrease how much medicine your body absorbs, and decrease the effectiveness of your medication. To prevent this interaction, take activated charcoal at least one hour after medications you take by mouth.
So, if you want to take Activated charcoal for gas/bloating, the best way to do it is 1-3 caps/tablet per day, unless you have a severe diarrhea or food poisoning/stomach flu. Get only pure Activated charcoal without any additives, like sorbitol...Do not take it for extended period of time, just as a treatment for 1-2 weeks and take a probiotic afterwards.

Hey,

Could you post a link of the actual product that you use?

Here is an interesting article about Activated charcoal:
http://www.vrp.com/digestive-health/activated-charcoal-universal-antidote-and-detoxifier
Have you noticed this:
..."Activated charcoal has been used by physicians since the last century to treat various intestinal complaints. Abdominal distension (bloating) and flatulence respond favorably to treatment with activated charcoal. Diarrhea caused by food poisoning, bacteria, nervousness and other factors is usually alleviated by taking activated charcoal.10 Some physicians have used activated charcoal to stop bleeding from ulcerative colitis and calm spastic colons..."

And this:
..."Activated charcoal reduces the activity of some viruses. So if you catch a cold or the flu, try activated charcoal. You may suffer less and heal faster. Activated charcoal also prevents the poisonous activity of many harmful bacteria in the human body by adsorbing the toxins and enzymes that they generate. Studies have shown that activated charcoal is an effective treatment for dysentery, cholera, and many infectious conditions of the digestive tract.16,17."
.."Activated charcoal can be an effective adjunct to any regimen for the treatment of systemic Candida albicans infections. Activated charcoal adsorbs much of the toxins that Candida produces that otherwise would be absorbed by the blood and carried throughout the body. These toxins produce pathological changes in tissues and organs and interfere with proper immune function. Candida toxins cause allergic reactions and are responsible for the debilitating symptoms of Candidiasis...
Activated charcoal also suppresses the growth of intestinal-based yeasts."...

The only thing I disagree is that tablets or capsules is not a good choice. I think if we are taking Activated charcoal for gas, bloating... even the food poisoning it is a very good option. The liquid solution is for drug overdose or an extreme food poisoning.
One more thing, I do not think it is a good idea to take a high doses of Activated charcoal for a long time (more than 1-2 months). By high doses I mean 4+capsules per day.

hey lookforacure and ilovefood thank you for letting me know about this stuff. i bought it yesterday and this morning was the 1st relief i had in weeks. felt the bloat creeping back in the afternoon so ill have to think about whens the best time to take it. I take 2400mg mezavent in the am so maybe take it around 11. it has a built in probiotic so i wonder is that enough. having a gastrocopy done monday so that should clear up why im like this in the 1st palce.

lookforcure has it spot on. Back in Russia we always used it. I don't agree too much with taking it if you're on medication at all that's helping. Ie. I'm scared it will clear some of the Imuran or Remicade from my system and I will flare again.