Question:
HELP!!!Gas pains, bloating, smelly...running family out of room
I am 15 months post..having gas pains, bloating and just plain running my family from the room. I have heard not to eat carbs, diet sugars,or that I might be lactos intolerant...could splenda be doing it??? Any help would be "greatly" appreciated....Shelly — ShellyJ (posted on June 13, 2005)
June 12, 2005
Gas-X. It's a lifesaver.
— Cindy S.
June 12, 2005
Hi, the experience I have with Splenda is yes, it does that to me in the
worse way. I cannot use Splenda and if I have the hard candies with
Splenda in them I am sick for the day with all the symtoms you have stated.
I know so many people talk about Splenda but for me it's a NO NO. Take
care and if you wnat you family back..ha ha stay away from the Splenda.
— Karen Renee
June 12, 2005
Shelly, you are not alone. Just this morning my 5 y/o son ran from the
room screaming..."MOM!!!!" I don't know what to tell you, I
haven't figured out what foods or reasons why, but thought you needed to
know you weren't alone. :)
— RebeccaP
June 13, 2005
No cure Just a recomendation.
Ozium it is a spray you can get in the car dept in Wal-mart. But it will
help DH and the kids!
Morgan
— Pupcake !.
June 13, 2005
If I eat too much splenda then I have a problem with gas. Try cutting
down. If that doesn't help I understand Devrom works wonders.
— SJP
June 13, 2005
For me it is carbs in the way of things made with flour and foods made with
natural sugar. I drink a ton of sugar free things with Aspartame (Crystal
Light and Kool-Aid) and am not affected. Hope this helps.
— ChristineB
June 13, 2005
i feel ya here sometimes i cant controll it and its so embarrasing so ill
be checking to see what answers u get as well..gas x does help to a point
but sometimes the gas just "slips" out lol hope you get some
answers love Amy
— cinamoni
June 13, 2005
I'm 3 1/2 years post-op and I hate to tell you, it doesn't get any better
the longer out you are. Sometimes I have gas pains SOOO bad, I feel like
my insides are going to explode!!! And the gas, YUCK!! It even makes the
dog move away from me!!!!!
— Patty H.
June 14, 2005
Shelly, yeah, the splenda definitely has something to do with it. I have
found Stevia to be an excellent source of sugar to use. It doesn't cause
the side effects that splenda and the others did. Also, I agree with the
first post - GAS X - is wonderful cause those carbs can get you too. I
have recently been told by my dietician (cause I have been having several
short-term memory loss) to stop using Crystal Light or anything with
Aspartame in it (it causes memory loss - maybe not for everyone but
definitely in my case) so be careful if you switch over to that. It
doesn't effect everyone the same but if you start experiencing that and are
NOT dehydrated then that might be it. Good Luck, Kelly
— Kelly MzKelz Valdez
June 14, 2005
I am not aware, other than ancedotal evidence, of splenda causing gas and
bloating. However, splenda is often used in addition to sugar alcohols in
some foods.
Sugar alcohols are notorious for causing GI upset so it could be that they
are sneaking them into splenda containing foods and causing you problems...
some sugar alcohol names to be aware of: sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol,
lactitol, and maltitol. There are others but I can't recall their names
right now. They give me terrible gas and stomach pain if I eat too much
(and "too much" for me is a variable amount).
As far as treating the gas and bloating, simethicone (which I believe is in
Gas X but you can get cheaper as a generic) is helpful for
relieving/preventing gas. I also know people who swear by activated
charcoal (available in a capsule so you don't have to taste the nasty
stuff)as a remedy for gas/bloating.
Good luck to you.
Sid
— mrsidknee
June 14, 2005
Shelly, I am so sorry that I don't have any answers for you. I am only
posting because I had to share how grateful I am to see so many others in
my same boat!! It's nice to know when you're not the only girl that can
clear a room!!! I have actually developed a tactic for when I can't get
away quick enough....I get in the midst of a bunch of people and then act
like I didn't do anything. I even try to look around 'accusingly' at the
others around me. Of course this doesn't work if my oldest daughter is
around, she scrunches up her nose and yells, "MOMMMMMM!" LOL
— Michelle_S
June 14, 2005
For the gas you can use a pill called devrom. It is an internal deodorant
that helps with the odor. If you eat too many diet sugars can also create
gas. Also gas-x helps prevent gas. Hope this helps.
— monymony
June 14, 2005
This happens to me when i eat too many carbs. My husband is a dr., &
he says in simplified terms, carbs ferment & turn into sugar. The gas
(& henious smell) is an unfortunate by product. I just try to go easy
on the carbs.
— fowlerloriann
June 14, 2005
No problems with Splenda, use it for everything. But if I eat fat free
Pringles, made with Olean, I run myself out of the room. LOL
— Carrie W.
June 14, 2005
I take Gas X with Mallox for gas pains and bloating. However for the smelly
farts... I think it has to do with carbs.... When I am strictly low carb
they don't smeel as bad but on days that I have eaten more carbs than
normal.... welll... put it this way, my seven year old went out to a store
with his father and bought me a Star Wars t-shirt that says "The Force
is Strong with This One" 'Nough said?!
— MagickalMom
June 14, 2005
In my own case I agree with the carb, splenda, devrom posts. I ate too
many grapes, and had more splenda than I usally do and all night ordorous
gas. I usually don't have this problem cause I eat very little carbs, and
splenda.
— [Deactivated Member]
June 15, 2005
I use Innermint, it's great and has really helped me.
http://www.innermint.com, here is the website. Good luck!
(RNY LAP 12/17/04)
— jenniferw
June 15, 2005
This is what happens to me if I eat too much of an item that is sugar free
and contains sugar alcohol
— debmi
June 15, 2005
For me it was raw vegetables that set me off..I tried the Gas X etc and it
just made me miserable..I still had the *gas* but it was trapped ..I felt
miserable from it..
— Kathy S.
June 16, 2005
I would highly suggest garlic. I too was having the same gas and painful
bloating. It was related to too many carbs but sometimes it was for no
reason at all. So, I suggest watching the carbs and also to take a garlic
pill everyday and/or whenever you feel uncomfortable w/ the gas or even if
you think you may have overdone it. It does not make your breath stink or
make you smell but it works wonders. Even if I am about to throw up
because I ate too fast, I have stopped it from happening by drinking down a
garlic pill. I swear by them!!! -20 months post-op open RNY 171 bls lost-
— 2kristie
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