Issue with ballooning

For the last couple of weeks I've had issues with gas. My pouch inflates like a balloon during the night and I have to get up at 5:00 in the morning to burp it. My PA suggested I crush a couple of GasX tablets & put them in my pouch, but it hasn't helped & It doesn't matter what I eat. Has anyone else had the same problem? If so, what did you do to resolve the problem? It's really beginning to wear me out.  

Hi flabbergasted...,I take gas x by mouth. Are you chewing your food thoroughly and not eating fast? Watch the spices and don’t use a straw. This is just a few suggestions I have learned.  I still have gas at times but this has reduced it.

Morning glory

Flabbergasted, 

i too have had my pouch blow up like a balloon but not really during the night. During the day and evening. I eat all the wrong things so I think I bring it on myself. I have cut out bananas, one of my favorite foods! Will never stop eating Brussels sprouts! Lol i heard that Gas x worked as well but taking it orally. If you find the secret cure, please share! 

Puppyluv

Hi- oddly enough, for the past 3 weeks I've been dealing with a siimsim situation. Just overly gassy day and night and can't figure out why. 

Background- I have had my ostomy for 20 plus years, never had any gas issues like this.  Had my rectum removed 4 months ago, and post op was a bit gassy but went away.  Since then I've been building upy gut Flora with a mixture of random things from my naturopath, and I suspect it's something to do with that, but not sure.  No other variable I can think of.  I'd rather not take gas x if I don't have to, I feel like that would just cause something else to happen, rather I'd like to find out why and fix it.  My nutritionist wife says perhaps I may just be a gassy person and it's taken this long to get my gut Flora to the point it's supposed to be functioning at .  If that's the case, perhaps the has x won't be such a bad idea!!! Ha!!

Filter pouches don't work that great at expelling gas from your pouch. I like to use the Osto-EZ-vents. You attach them to top of your pouch and let the air out manually. More info on them at their website https://kemonline.com/content/home/

I have been drinking through a straw more lately. I do tend ot eat fast and I think I chew my food throughly, however I tend to lean more towards spicey food as my chemo has made a lot of foods taste bland. I will try to & eat  more slowly and ditch the straw.

thanks!

I have been drinking through a straw more lately. I do tend ot eat fast and I think I chew my food throughly, however I tend to lean more towards spicey food as my chemo has made a lot of foods taste bland. I will try to & eat  more slowly and ditch the straw.

thanks!

Puppyluv, I did buy the generic version of GasX, wonder if that's the problem? I'll try taking it orally and see if that helps. It used to only be when I ate broccoli or brussel sprouts. Now it seems to be everything.

Thanks for the tip

flabbergastednks