gas problems and difficulty

fqMember

hello everyone, hope you're doing great... my pouch has been rather gassy lately and it's sometimes hard to push out all the gas on the toilet. i find myself straining a bit. if I don't get out the gas, I feel very uncomfortable.

1. My doc says gas increase is probably due to diet. I don't have any other symptoms like diarrhea or fever. I haven't modified my diet much, so I am not sure what is causing so much gas?

2. And how to alleviate and reduce gas production? Gas-X?

2. And how to pass gas without pushing/straining too much? The gas feels "Trapped"! Happen to anyone else?

3. I don't know why these changes are happening now at almost 5 months out. I thought things are supposed to get better? But they are changing in weird ways and I don't think it's an improvement.

thanks.
j-pouch: 5 months

11/5/1212:01 AM

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chasingtime (Guest)

look for any yeast in your diet and avoid it for a while...

11/5/1212:23 AM

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fqMember

thanks.... I googled foods with yeast, and almost everything has yeast? yeast can cause this much bad gas? but it is hard to avoid, no?

j-pouch: 5 months

11/5/1212:29 PM

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KiwiPoucherMember

I find gas comes out far easier when I lie down flat, particularly on my stomach.

11/5/1212:44 PM

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chasingtime (Guest)

very and im hoping we can add it back later. im doing it just to get through this rough time. im sure our veteran buddies on here have more advise.

11/5/121:23 PM

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ElmerFuddMember

When I start having problems like you are describing - increase in gas, difficulty getting it out - I usually give it 2-3 days to see if it clears up. Sometimes it's just a bug that has gotten a bit of a hold in there, and it goes away. Other times this persists, and eventually results in pouchitis like symptoms.

So anymore, I give it 2-3 days and then I start popping Flagyl to clear things up. Most of the time I don't have to do this, however.

Steve

11/5/121:42 PM

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ISeeUCMember

There are too many foods that give me gas to avoid them all, so I use Beano to cut gas production. I also try not to eat quickly as I tend to swallow more air when I do.

11/5/125:16 PM

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chasingtime (Guest)

im really starting to think its the imodium. i cut the yeast and im worse today than yesterday. problem is i stop the imodium and my pouch spasms alot. dear lord the gas has been brutal lately. its the only problem i have with my pouch. i must have passed a gallon of gas in one sitting and still squirmed when i got back in bed. its the reason for all my pain and 90 percent of my bathroom visits and the only reason i dont sleep. im switching to pepto to see what happens...

11/5/1211:15 PM

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