Share your gas triggers for th newbies

As a Newbie, thanks for all the helpful posts on this subject.  I am one week out from my surgery and still on a water and protein drink diet.  This will be really helpful so I know what to avoid when I start eating regular, solid foods!

It definitely varies by person, as you can see.  When you try new things, do so one at a time and see what happens an hour or two later.  Keeping a diary isn't a bad idea, either.

Sugar alcohols (-itols)

Most grains / flours: Wheat, rice, quinoa, oats, rye (but I can eat corn and potatoes) 

Milk (but not full fat yogurt or cream or cheese), especially evil in evaporated or condensed form, such as skim milk powder, which they sneak into a lot of prepared foods

Whey protein

Beans / legumes

I cannot tolerate any foods containing sugar alcohols or refined carbs.  Nor can I tolerate soda pop of any kind.

I have lived about 2 miles from a Krispy Kreme donut store for 2 years.  Their original donuts give me terrible intestinal cramps but these cramps abate over a long period of time.  Their custard-filled donuts are a lot more tolerable for me, although I can eat only one at a time.

The only fast-food chain I can tolerate is the regional chain of Burgerville.  Their rosemary fries are DELISH!!!

Most Whey proteins, sugar alcohols, and most dairy products (except cheese- but all of these were triggers before surgery.

The only other thing that could set me off is if I eat a really heavy meal- but again that is typical in people without WLS. In our case though it lasts a bit longer and is a bit stinkier.

Scott

FYI McDonald's Ice Cream doesn't set me off, but every one elses does- I thought it was because it's mostly chemicals and had very little ice cream in it....lol.

I am fortunate that most of the above items cause me no gas issues.  Some of them may cause BM issues, but not gas.  The most horrible thing for me is something very "white-flour"y, without accompanying protein or fats

 

So shortbread cookies will do me in.  But pasta is fine with lots of creamy cheesy sauce or oily meat sauce.  

 

For some unexplained reason, croissants are death to me, even when I load them up with butter.  Half a mini-croissant and I am in hell for hours.  But bagels and white-yeast bread are just fine

 

For the newbies - you will see that there are some common items for many of us.  Use some trial and error to determine your reactions and learn how to deal with them, just as Val has suggested.