Diet Changes And Increased Gas: What's The Connection?

Diet Changes and Increased Gas: What's the Connection?

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Derek Smalls

Aug 03, 2015 8:53 pm

Hey all!

It's been a while since I've been active here. I had my ileostomy for over 10 years now and have gone through quite an ordeal at the beginning. Earlier this year, I decided to lose weight and changed my diet. I eliminated yogurt, chips, crackers, cookies, and switched to wheat bread. The issue I am having is that now I have episodes of gas for a while, especially at work. This makes me nervous to go into meetings, as you can imagine. I spend most of my time either in my office, on the production floor, or in the maintenance shop. I never had these issues at the last company I worked for or even before the dietary change. I haven't added anything to my diet, just elimination of the above items.

Could anything I have eliminated actually curbed the gassy episodes?

mild_mannered_super_hero

Aug 03, 2015 10:42 pm

Bread and grains give me gas; others may be different. Try removing the bread from your diet.

LadyHope

Aug 04, 2015 2:02 pm

Hi Derek, I read your post and wanted to comment. I found yogurt to be very helpful with gas. I eat it several times per week because I have other stomach issues and it helps. Several people suggested that I take a probiotic but the yogurt is fine for me. It also helps lessen stool odor. Take care. LH

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Derek Smalls

Aug 04, 2015 9:12 pm

Thanks MMSH and LadyHope!

I am going to go back to white bread from wheat and see what happens. I will also look for a low-fat yogurt with low/no sugar.

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LadyHope

Aug 05, 2015 1:13 am

Hi again....I can't eat the no sugar brand yogurt because it makes my stomach hurt, give me indigestion. I think it is the fake sweetener. Take care and good luck. LH

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Past Member

Mar 22, 2017 9:01 am

Hi. I think bread and grains give gas.