Gas problem

Did anybody experiensed the same problem as me and what you did to solved it?I am 10 moth after gastric bypass surgery. Thank God I didn't have any serious problems until now .At 10 month post-op I start having gas.It is very embarassing and uncomfortable.May be because I started to eat carbohydrates,I don't know why?If anybody had similar problem ,please share with me your solution. Thank you.

Let me know if you get any good answers. I have the same issues.

I keep simethicone with me at all times (generic gas X) My pain gets so so bad from gas & my body deosnt want to expell it at either end. I dont know weither I am grateful for that part or not. I can tell you that when I seem to eat healthier I get more gassy. Vegetables kill me. If I stay stricktly protein its better but never gone. The simethicone works & is cheap. My surgeon is ok with it being used Daily. I would check with yours if you need it like that. Good Luck Diana RNY 9/17/03 360/205

You hit the nail on the head with the carbs, sugars do it too. I think its our bodies way of saying, hey too much. I know when I get gas I ate too much carbs, usually salty ones. Good luck. Tammy

Carbs and sugars and to an extent, some fats can give us gas. Gas-x and beano and air freshners. Not much else you can do except not to over do it on the things that make you gassy. Jane

One suggestion they gave us in the OH support group leader training is to make sure you are chewing really well. When you don't chew the food as well, larger pieces of it travel through the system and since they don't break down as easily, the food ferments creating lots of gas. It's worth a try! Cindy 234/132

We have the same surgery date.....I too have the same problems. I experience it if I eat anything. I just thought it was part of the bi=pass with the surgery. Luckly I work in a Prison, so they never know if it was me or one of the inmates

I should buy stock in Gas-X, actually I buy the bonus packs at Costco. If it's the smell that bothers you, there is a deodorant pill (chlorophyl-based, I think) that is sold for Colostomy patients that makes your waste odor free. I used that during my first couple of years when I didn't know what would bring it about. I'm 5 1/2 years out, and I woke myself up last night from my gas It doesn't stop. Lisa

Sounds like you had gastric bypass surgery?? kp

I can tell you my gas, my really bad gas, is cause by carbohydrates. I didn't realize how many carbs had creeped back into my diet. I went back to basics at 9 months at to see if I get my weight moving again and stopped eating complex carbs, like rice and potatoes. My gas just about disappeared. Yet one reason to eat right. If I stick to high protien, low carbs I feel better and don't poisin the air of my co-workers or loved ones. Torrey (281/179/160)