Post-op: what vegetables DON'T cause gas?

Six weeks post partial wrap I can't burp much and suffer from gas every afternoon and half the night.  The problem is that an awful lot of food causes gas.  I'm particularly searching for vegetables I can eat.

I've found various lists of vegetables to avoid:

beans, black-eyed peas, artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, radishes, celery, carrots, beets, corn, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce, parsley, whole grains

 

What about peas?  Spinach seems OK in small quantities.  Raw tomatoes are fine, but not cooked ones and especially sauce.  Other suggestions?

I've heard that summer squash (yellow squash and zucchini) are low on gas production. Does anyone know?

I am reading that all things containing carbohydrates/starches including potatoes, corn, noodles, and wheat, produce gas as they are broken down in the large intestine. Rice is the only starch that does not cause gas.

Soluble fiber such as found in oat bran, beans, barley, nuts, seeds, lentils, peas, and most fruits, cause gas in the large intestine.

The subject is important to those who have had a Nissen or other type of operation to tighten the LES, because we can't burp gas from the stomach, and this adds to the natural intestinal gas from foods, which causes a lot of pain.

I am pretty much avoiding all starches and sugars, except rice. I'm getting no help from my doctors!

Hi Denise -
Thanks for mentioning green beans. Unfortunately I tried them yesterday and boy was that a mistake!

I get pretty bad gas and bloating after eating most vegetables. I haven't noticed if I get it with the summer squashes, but usually I have eaten something else with carbs (more gas causers) at the same time. I don't usually talk while eating, nobody here most of the time.

Gas-X doesn't seem to be too helpful, but I take it and lots of Beano. Simethicone (Gas-Z, Metaqmucil, etc.) supposedly only works in the stomach, popping the bubbles and allowing stomach gas to go up with a belch. And I can't belch. A few tiny burps, no belch. But no reflux either, and I'd rather work on a solution to gas than go back to reflux!

I guess challenge testing is in order. I did it to find my reflux triggers (which would still trigger a reaction if I ate them), so I suppose eating only one veggie a day might be a good idea.

I get gas more from dairy based products than from veggies.

I have just gotten in the habit of taking 2 spoonfuls of Milanta after every meal or 2 Extra Strength Gas-X.

I actually eat beans quite a lot and can tolerate them very well.

Its all trial and error though. hopefully you will get it figured out pretty soon.

Good luck!
Rafael

Alice, I never though about the soy still causing gas even after being processed in to milk. I have been drinking Silk since my surgery and had good luck with it.

Rafael

Gas-X is one of the many OTC meds that have simethicone as the active ingredient. It comes in chewables, gel caps, others are liquids.