The problem with gas after bypass. A possible solution. Drug free :)

I posted this on a different forum in reply to a friend's post. She has been plagued by gas after bypass just like me. It has been a huge problem for me and my household. Not talking just toots here and there. If you have this issue, you know what I'm talking about.

 I had Gastric Bypass in Feb 2009. After the first year I began to have terrible gas. It was so incredibly bad that my husband would need to sleep in the guest bedroom. My day usually began fine and then around 1 or 2 in the afternoon, I was a machine. My gas would be so bad that I would avoid outings and gatherings with friends. I was really feeling doomed. 

I tried all over the counter remedies I could imagine might work. I tried natural remedies including coffee enemas. I even tried spirulina in applesauce, acidophilous and all the "good" bacteria. The list goes on and on.

I was beginning to notice that the more sugar and carbs I had, the worse it was. But nothing seemed to make it go away. Until this past week. I have been so excited at what I have found for myself but I didn't want to post and get anyone's hopes up if I wasn't sure it was really working.

I went gluten free and modified my sugar intake to minimal and very natural sources. It makes sense now that I think about it. With all of our mal-absorb issues and new plumbing. My best guess so far is that for many of us, the surgery might complicate how we react to gluten. I have been gas free for over a week and I am on cloud nine. 

I am finding sites like "The *****y Coconut" and "milk for the morning cake" amazing for recipes and tips. I am not hungry or craving wheat or sugar. The opportunity to be gas free is so exciting and motivating that I'd eat dirt if I knew it would work. I am eating buckwheat pancakes, banana bread, lemon pudding bars and eating incredible dinners like Moroccan chicken with dates and almonds.

Good luck. I hope this helps. I might be wrong. But I have found that I know my body better than my doctors and I can usually find out what I need with some research and an open mind. Message me if you want to pick my brain. We are all on this journey together.

 wow  thats really cool  !   tons of gas and discomfort really DOES point to some kind of food allergy doesnt it ?   and often just cutting the offending food out for a WHILE    does the trick (  very often we  crave and eat  the  offender in MASSIVE quantities  when allergic to it for some strange reason )   


I really  hope this continues to  work  for U  ....please keep  us posted!!  

I love it!  That's valuable information without a doubt.  Thank you for testing the waters and verifying that you believe you found a bonafide solution.  Makes so much sense.  Now... let's see if I can *remember* it in a couple of months when I'm eating real food again!  HA!  In the meantime, I'm going to TRYYYYYY and suggest it to my husband as a direction to explore.  Wish me luck with that one.  LOL