Gassin' out the wife!

I've put off posting this long enough. Is there ANYTHING that can be done about the gas? The wife is waking up at 3:00 AM every night (which means I am being woken up also) because of "potential asphyxiation." Is this just something that I'm going to have to live with?

I have read here that Beano will help. BEANO- the food defarter

Someone said that the smell is from the increase in acid going to your intestines (bile no longer neutralizes it like before). On that note, I've heard that antacids cut the acid and the smell. Not sure why, but I hardly ever fart now. Dave

Hey Jim, just blame the dog and go back to sleep. I still have that problems now and then. You want to have a little fun with it. Walk down one asile in the grocery store, let it rip. Now move over to the next asile and watch people coming down thru the cloud. You can actually see couples fighting blameing the other for doing it. Maybe I just must get a life! Dan

Hee HEe heE Ha ha ha HOHOHOHOHOHOHHOHOHOHO!!!! I can just see you doing that!! Semper Fidelis!

uhhhh dan I do that as it is......

Jim, I've found out that my thermo-nuclear gas was from......soy! Some folks that are lactose intolerant use soy products. I am soy intolerant. I had some tofu stir fry at the cafeteria at work the first time it hit. And when I say bad gas, I mean BAD....CAN'T STAND IT BAD....OH MY GOD, HOW DID THAT COME OUT OF MY BODY BAD....OH MY GOD, I WENT SHOPPING FOR ALMOST AN HOUR, CAME BACK TO THE CAR AND WANTED TO BARF BAD!!!! I couldn't believe it. I didn't realize it was the tofu. Two weeks later, stir fry tofu...same result. OK, I thought, no tofu for me. Then, a few weeks ago, it happened again. I didn't know what the hell it was. (Here's where I cursed myself for not writing down everything I put in my mouth.) It took me a day and a half to figure it out. I had been drinking 100% Whey protein powder drink every day for more than 3 months with no problem. When they stopped selling that brand at Costco, I just bought the new brand. That's when the lightbulb went off in my head. I examined the label and noticed the new protien powder was a blend of proteins, including soy. I stopped that mix, and the disgusting gas stopped. Best of luck, brother. If it continues, start keeping a food diary to help you isolate the cause, and then find a substitue. Dennis

Jim, I know from where you're coming from, even my 7 year old kid tells me I stink. Most of 'em are just noisy but several are deadly as well and it doesn't seem to matter what I eat. I just consider it a side effect of the weight loss and think about how good I feel and smile. Woody

I am using a product I learned about here called: Devrom, an internal deodorant.. It tastes ok going down and it seems to be working. I ahve only been using it for 2 weeks try it it has helped me

Yeah I have had a serious gas problem also. Things smell like leftover boiled dinner without the meat. Holy hell.