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Hello All - I have two questions and would appreciate any help or advice on both. First one - has anybody with an ileo been able to eat Popcorn - it's one of my fav's and I need food right now that makes me happy - I had a small handful the other night and nothing bad happened but I am scared to try anymore. Is it the small hard brown part of the kernel that could cause a blockage because I can avoid those pieces if need be. Question two - I have been getting really bad gas overnight - when I wake up it's like having a Dolly Parton boob in...

At the moment I have spent the last 6 weeks feeling nauseous with a disgusting chemically taste in my mouth (for about half of that time) that has been put down togastric reflux - loads of meds(Omeprazole, Metaclopramide, Domperidone, Colofac)  but nothing so far has worked...in fact since starting the metaclopramide and stopping the domperidone, I have had incredible heatburn; so bad one night that I almost diallled for an ambulance thinking I was having a heart attack! I am also (since the taste appeared) very, very drowsy duri...

Hello Folks, I have an intersting question here, How many Ostomates have had bad gas build up and how have you taken of it? What would be a good anti gas product to use? Also has anyone had to much gas build up that your appliance actually blow up or open? I woke up this morning and good lord! my bag was tight as snare drum. I'm so glad that the strength of the bags are holding.

Sometimes my bag gets so big with gas that it looks like I have a beached whale on under my slacks or panties... What can I do, other than not eating (I eat everything) to stop the puffy bag problem?  Thanks all.  YAYA

Hi all, I,m the crazy one from Aussiealia and I was wundering what makes you gassy. See I have an Ileostomy and sometimes I get what I call a zeppo. it's short for a zeppelin and its when my bag gets so full of gas it is tight as a drum and the sligtest movement could set it off lol. So I am just curious . Things that make me gassy; Pork,, foul stench, Eggs,, foul foul stench, Fish, foul foul fishy underbelly stinky stench Cabbage, stench Steak, not a bad stench. So just for fun let me know what makes you gassy and its stench l

what causes so much ballooning what causes so much ballooning? Some days it is constant.

I have this gas that seems to be "trapped" inside my intestines (ps I'm an ileostomate). I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions on how to get it out. It's going on close to a week now of everyday like this. I take gas-x and it might help a little, but not as much as I would like. I know not to drink through straws, bottles, no chewing gum... so on. I know certain foods cause gas so I'm careful what to eat. I just want to know how to expel this trapped air. Any help please??

I am scheduled to get a colostomy on May 18th. I've got a question that may sound stupid, but I am too embarrassed to ask my doctor. What about gas? When you have on an ostomy bag, and you have gas, does the bag fill up like a balloon? If so, does it have some sort of valve or something to let the gas out? Or do you go to the bathroom and remove the bag? This is all so new to me. Any advice would be helpful.

Hello, I have a question if anyone can help back in Oct 09 I had colostomy reversal & hernia repair which seems to be settling down but I have been experiencing air/gas bubbles coming from my vigina. I feel quite embarrassed asking this can anyone give me any information of what it may be. Many Thanks Julie x

Hi again... As I said in my first post to this site, I want to reach out to members now with some general and some specific questions in follow up posts.  To start with I have some questions / comments of a fairly general nature. (With my next post, probably a much longer one, I have a bunch questions re: the subject of irrigation). And so, like...  Topic: Gas! Ya like I never, EVER thought that I would on some message board post some note about my having "gas", how much, what others think and do about it etc.!!! Geez! Ah suc...

🙏I seem to be bloated for some reason, gas pain and I. Take mutants, Gas x and I was wondering if anyone took lactaid pills? I’m Thinking about trying them so I can eat yogurt maybe without pain!?? I seem to have pain and bloating or it’s going �'� 😐 sorry.Have some questions for you all and I hope some one will read it that knows exactly what I need.....to do...Why I have had no matter, don’t eat, or banana seems alittle different in belly this is and has been a lot, don’t you feel the same?I feel like I hav...

Hi, I've had an ileostomy for a little over a year now. I'm a NHL cancer survivor so I acquired mine for reasons different than most and all this time I haven't been working or in school so when my bag makes noise usually whoever I'm around knows what's going on but since I will be going back to school this fall I am nervous about my bag making noise. I've been embarrassed at church and at a small birthday gathering too. I'm really excited to be going back to school but its bittersweet because I have so much anxiety about my bag embarrassi...

Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me what you are doing to muffle gas sounds in public. I had rectal cancer surgery about a month ago and so afraid of the possible gas embarrassment in public when I go back to work. Thanks so much.

The biggest and nastiest issue I have is leakage while I am asleep! I’ve had my ileostomy since 2010 and this is the reason I refuse to sleep beside anyone and possibly leak on them!! I’ve tried eating earlier/less, not eating, but food goes through me in 2-4 hours while awake and it pours out right at daylight everytime! I get 2 days of weartime usually but this can happen at any time and has at any time. Any tips or suggestions would really be appreciated. 

will I always have ballooning at night , I have to get up twice a night now. I'm scared to stay anywhere but home( I am also in a wheelchair).it's been 8 months,will it get better?

Hello everyone.  I am wondering if there is anything that can be taken to lessen the gas and noises coming from me.  I’m not embarrassed and I am accepting my new friend quite well, I’m just a bit concerned when I am in a quiet theatre and I otoduce some very loud and weird noises.  Pauline

Hi all,  Soooo, living on the East coast is a bonus most times but due to the Cybercrime on the Colonial Pupeline, there is no gas to be had here. Not sure about the rest of the states on the east coast but I was lucky to be able to fill up last night. Normally would not have gone out on my car but met my husband for dinner so afterwards, seeing I only had 40 or so miles on the tank, I decided to get gas. I usually go to Sam's. It is always the cheapest but decided to whip in Walmart's Murphy Gas station. All the pumps were bagged wi...

I have been waking upmost nights with my bag full of gas it inflates like a baloon is there any way to control it?

Dear All, I have a partial gastretomy and an ileostomy for almost a year now. I live in the UK. Recently I have started to throw up a lot. I don't know what best to eat or drink. I wonder does anyone have a similar experience and if so could offer some advice? Thank you very much in advance for your help. 

OK, friends.... so.... we use a 2-piece colostomy pouch system with an adaptor ring (to allow me to change Ryan's ( he is about 2 1/2 years old) pouch without changing the whole wafer system each time.  The pouch has a filter to allow air to release.  Though it tends to clog with stool within a day... it releases gas enough that the pouch does not balloon heavily at night.  Trouble is... it -does- balloon a bit and tends to have a stool odor coming from the filter.  I've been thinking about going bac...

does anyone get tremendous gas and ballooning like I do with colostomy in evening?

Hi! I'm new to this site and so glad to have found you! I've had an ileostomy for almost 3 years. I have fibromyalgia which mostly affects my back. About a month ago my doctor put me on Neurotin ( Lyrica doesn't work for me)  and the Neurotin works wonders but it gives me terrible gas which has blown up my bag. I've tried Gas-X and Charcoal tablets which I've taken orally and also put them in my bag and they don't work. For about a little over a week I stopped the Neurotin but the pain in my back was unbearable so yesterday I went bac...

Have colostomy. Two piece bag! Have excessive gas! Watch what I eat and Beano doesn’t work! Have to burp the bag constantly.

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.  

I am pretty sure there are many of you who have had problems with gas (or wind, as my Europeian friends call it).  I am having a horrible time with this and need suggestions.  Gasex and peppermint tea are not helping and my normal medication regime that I have set up for this is also not working.  I know that I am not blocked as my stoma is releasing fluid but it seems like the horrible gas that rolls around from one side to the other is not escaping.  I am, at times, literally bent over in severe pain. I ended up havin...

Hi, I am writing for my Uncle who has recently had a Ileostomy. He is having a problem with the Pouch filling with Gas. We are watching what he eats, but still have the problem. The doctor told us to use the pill Gas X!!! But it still is presenting the same problem. He also has a vent on the pouch he is using. It is a 2 piece. He had his surgery in July. He is constantly having to what they call Burp the Pouch. I hope I am making sense. And I do hope someone has a solution or something else to try. He also tryed putting a pinhole in the po...

Hey guys!   I just have a quick question...I'm still trying to navigate the sodomy and eating after 8 yrs of depriving myself of almost everything I enjoy because my surgeon said to stay away from them. Does anyone have trouble with gas build-up in your bag? Are their certain foods that you avoid because of gas? I have noticed that my bag fills up with air  whenever I call asleep. I have a built in filter but it still fills up. Has anyone found a way to combat that? When mine gets way full I wake up to a leak in the appliance!...

I dunno if this is really normal, but regardless of how i do things (chew food, dont take in excess air when i eat, no carbonated drinks, less sugar&milk) i find im producing a lot of gas, i have since i had my illestomy over a year ago now. I wake up in the morning and find my bag about a guarter full of stool and full to burst with gas, im worried about this because im due for my reversal in a month or so hopefully. Any suggestions? iv tried peppermint and other such obvious suggestions, im in the uk if thats of any help to anyone wh...

What  can I do to lessen episodes of gas blowing up my bag. I have completely stopped drinking carbonated beverages.

i have Hollister 2 piece.  use Coloplast extra vent.  still problems.  

Hi everyone!  It's been a while since I have been on here.I could not log back on here with my original user name and password for some reason.SO i am now Dee H not DH. Had to start a new account.Well anyway, I  have had this colostomy  for about 4 and a half years now.And I have gotten pretty much adapted to this condition.However i still find myself in embarrasing situations once in a while. I do not usually have problems with gas. But the other day while I was sitting at my desk at work I passed a little gas.And of course...

Does anyone have problems with bloating with gas pain post- op colostomy. It’s been 1 days after surgery. Need suggestions so I’ feel better during recuperation 

Hi all, One of our major concerns  for any colostomate is bag odour and gas/wind.I have tried liquers, branded colostomy products, simethicone and charcoal, carbon pills, nothing works! The only thing near, for bag odour, is a few drops of either eycaliptus or peppermint oil, but, sometimes, I was just changing the odour, not eliminating the odour! For gas, nothing has worked so far. Nervous problem? Any serious suggestions please!

I am experiencing large gas buildups in my bag along with large mouth belches. This is new to me after 8 yrs running fine. I have been eatingl ettuce salads and celery.  Is this the cause ?  Other than that I am on the same old food following the diet rules. Anyone have an opinion or suggestion?   Thank you

I've looked all over for a close discussion on this subject, couldn't find, so here iam throwing this out here. I had a Permanent Ostomy last  Nov. Now, all of a sudden I'm passing gas from a sewed up rectum. I've had off and on spotting of blood since surgery,  my Surgeon is aware and says it happens.. Anyone else have this? Crazy.. Now I have 2 Butts putting out gas. Lol

Hi,   I was wondering if anyone had any luck with reducing the gas in their ostomy bags so that it doesnt get so big (and obvious) to others in public?? I havent been able to find a way to reduce this, apart from modifying my diet, but even then I manage to collect a lot of gas. I also have started changing my bags more often which helps, but I'd really like to manage the gas so I can wear tighter shirts/dresses without be anxious about it showing and people wondering if I gained a ton of pounds or got pregnant, etc. I realize its s...

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 ...

 I would like to know if anyone have problems with ballooning of the colostomy bag and if so could you please email me and tell me about your problems and if you have a cure for it? Thanks Myron