How can I stop passing so much gas?

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spidey07

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I asked my doctor the exact same thing. He said I'm probably swallowing a lot of air and it's got to go somewhere - either the top end or the bottom end.
 

Megatomic

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Change your diet. I eat kashi golean crunch for breakfast almost every day and I'm gassy as hell. But I work in a power plant with a bunch of gassy cowboys, this is my only defense.
 

akshatp

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im a gas machine... my wife hates it and keeps telling me to adjust my diet... but i enjoy it.. makes me feel goooood.. :)
 

destrekor

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Originally posted by: buck
My SO wanted me to be healthy so when I started eating more fiber (fiber one bars, broc/beans/etc), I would fart like a machine at first. Then when I started drinking more water, it went down, i still have the toots from time to time during the day :D.


They smell like bakery fresh cinnamon rolls though.

ha. that's actually your SO attacking that fart with Bakery Fresh Cinnamon Roll-scented air neutralizer spray :p
 

misle

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Originally posted by: Megatomic
Change your diet. I eat kashi golean crunch for breakfast almost every day and I'm gassy as hell. But I work in a power plant with a bunch of gassy cowboys, this is my only defense.

That Go Lean Crunch is ridiculous. It's like eating small gas pills.

Protein shakes seem to mess me up as well.

I've been told that I fart a lot when I'm asleep, but I don't believe it. :eek:
 

Megatomic

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misle, if you are eating the golean crunch then I believe it. I have gas all day long. It's so funny, the previous fart champion is impressed by my volume. :eek:
 

Megatomic

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What's the big deal anyways? If I was worried about awkward social situations, then I'd take some gas-x, but otherwise? Bah.
 

CKent

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Originally posted by: Megatomic
Change your diet. I eat kashi golean crunch for breakfast almost every day and I'm gassy as hell. But I work in a power plant with a bunch of gassy cowboys, this is my only defense.

Kashi should really have a warning label on it.
 

BoomerD

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I too suffer from excessive flatulance...or I should say OTHER people suffer from my excessive flatulence. It really doesn't bother me too much except perhaps in certain situations.
The acidophilus should help. It did me once upon a time when I cared enough to try to correct the problem...:roll:

Diet can be the biggest cause of gas...whay you eat, how you eat, etc. For me, eggs, milk, some cereals, (Wheaties = Farties) many vegetables like asparagus are major gas-producing agents, and thus make me one of the largest sources of natural gas known to man...for a while, I was worried that Enron was gonna try to shove a pipeline up my ass and put an end to the gas crisis...:p
 

Wapp

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OP: Do you eat protein bars? The Sugar Alcohol in them will destroy your insides.
 

Dualist

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Could be the foods you have been eating lately. If you change your diet a little bit, it may pay off.