Problems with severe Flatulence
I'm a corporate trainer, so yeah, I work with groups of people, and I'm standing in the front of the room. I'm happy to say I've never had an embarrassing moment, but I'm very careful. I'm 9 yrs out from DS, and hopefully I can help with my guidelines. I usually suffer the effects of what I eat within a couple of hours, so I guage my eating there.
- No new foods at work...especially any carbs or sweetners, until you know how they affect you. Do you vetting when you're home.
- Be wary of artificial sweeteners - especially those ending in "tol". They are major gas producers.
- No flours or sugars within 2 hrs of going in public (or in my case, teaching a class)
- No onions or terriyaki within 2 hrs of class (big triggers for me), but these days - pretty much NEVER
- Nothing made with straight milk (pudding, ice cream, etc) - I have adverse effects from milk.
- Eat daily yogurt to keep flora population balanced.
If you're experiencing gas and bloating constantly no matter what, pay special attention to #6, for your bowels could be unbalanced. Some take daily probiotic pills to keep this constant. I do fine with yogurt. Some have to wipe out the population all together with an antibiotic and repopulate their bacteria.
I also recommend keeping a food diary if you're fairly new. It took me years to identify triggers and am still taken by surprise once in a while.
Valerie
DS 2005
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