Bloat and Gas problem. Please... I need help.

[KIAN]

If you are not experiencing the same problems with the same foods, as you would expect, then it is likely not a dietary condition. So it would be an idea to get your insides checked out by a physician. He/she will be able to determine if you are experiencing bloating or actual distention of your stomach as there is a significant difference. There may be a blockage as a result of scarring or your condition may seem to be a result of a blockage but is infact the result of fat in your diet. If the bloating is greatest during the day but the gas is greatest during the night then it may be a sign of irritable bowel syndrome. Your intestines may also be hypersensitive to any foods passing through them and applying pressure. There really are alot of conditions which could be the cause if you can rule out your diet.

Best to get yourself checked out to be sure.


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KP--Fitness Basics

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[thelion2005]

It is very important that you find the reason for this condition and the correction. It may be as simple as allergies or even stress. Milk will literally "blow me up" with or without the pills. This includes any products using milk.

Until I learned to control stress, I had continual pain and bloating.

It is very logical for you to see:
(1) a specialist in allergies and have the patch testing. You may have a dual problem with wheat. If the naswer is Yes ... you can easily avoid and substitute foods.

(2) a gastrointologist. My health plan sends me to a university hospital and the testing is amazing. The exam sounds gruesome, but is over quickly. It doesn't hurt.

They will go down your throat and examine your digestive system. I'd expect they will also go up your rectum and do a sonogram of your colon. Have them do your prostate at the same time.

You are a young man and need to get all this behind you so you can continue to build with your mind at ease.

 

[Smokescreen]

If you are not experiencing the same problems with the same foods, as you would expect, then it is likely not a dietary condition. So it would be an idea to get your insides checked out by a physician. He/she will be able to determine if you are experiencing bloating or actual distention of your stomach as there is a significant difference. There may be a blockage as a result of scarring or your condition may seem to be a result of a blockage but is infact the result of fat in your diet. If the bloating is greatest during the day but the gas is greatest during the night then it may be a sign of irritable bowel syndrome. Your intestines may also be hypersensitive to any foods passing through them and applying pressure. There really are alot of conditions which could be the cause if you can rule out your diet.

Best to get yourself checked out to be sure.


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KP--Fitness Basics

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A while back, the wife and I went to a local restaurant around here. I had a double cheeseburger with fries, onion rings and a chocolate shake. Before I ate the food, I took 2 digestive enzyme caplets. And I also took 2 lactase tablets. I ate the food and had NO problems at all! No bloat. No gas. Nothing!

Then a few weeks later we went back and I had the same food again. Did the same routine with the caplets. But about 2 hours later. Major fucking bloat and farting like you couldn't imagine. And bad farts! LOL Luckily my wife went to bed first. I just stayed up in the living room farting away. And the whole house was stinking up bad!!!!

But not once did I have to go to the bathroom at all. Just a lot of farting over and over. For about 3 hours straight! It was hell! Because it was late and I was sleepy and I wanted to go to bed to sleep. But I didn't want to stink up the bedroom. So I stayed up until the gas subsided.

So now what? What do I do? What kind of Doc should I see???

 

[KIAN]

Speak with your physician and inform him of all of your symptoms and exactly how long this has been going on for. He will ask you questions about your diet. You will also need to make sure whether or not you are infact lactose intollerant as you mentioned you were 'supposedly lactose intollerant'. Once you can rule out your diet as being the cause then other tests can be performed. But it is important to rule this out first so that you can save yourself the process of further tests.

If you are experiencing any pain or if there is blood in your stools (very important), inform your physician. Regardless, he will likely schedule an ultrasound to check you out. Full blood work and stool samples will be taken. He will then refer you to a gastroenterologist who will receive a copy of the results from your blood work and stool samples. If he feels there is need to investigate your condition further then he will schedule you for a series of upper GI tract x-rays and a barium enima x-ray.

24 hours prior to your upper GI x-ray:
You will be required to abstain from all food for 24 hours and purchase a ROYVAC Kit (it may go by a different name where you are). The Kit will come with specific instructions as to how to use it. It contains a bottle of liquid (magnesium citrate) and a suppository. You have to drink the whole bottle and it is very, very bitter. The suppository (for your backside) is for later. Basically, it cleans out your entire digestive/intestinal tract.

The day of the upper GI x-ray:
They will take a quick x-ray to make sure that your digestive tract is empty. Then you will be required to drink a barium solution to coat the upper GI tract. The taste isn't that bad but it is very fizzy so you will feel yourself bloat up. Then they will take a series of x-rays of your upper GI tract from various angles.

After that is complete, comes the fun art. They will insert a tube up your backside and start filling you up with barium. You will feel a slight pressure inside of you. The doctor will ask you to let him know if the pressure gets too uncomfortable. I told my doctor that if he sees it coming out of my mouth, you know I'm full, lol. They will then take another series of x-rays from different angles, this time of your lower intestinal tract.

Your gastroenterologist will then go over the results of your x-rays. If it is still inconclusive as to the cause of your problem then he will suggest a endoscopic exploration.

Depending on the policy of the hospital, you will either be given a mild sedative or a general anesthetic. A fibre-optic camera is then threaded down your esophagus and into your stomach. They will be looking for any scarring, ulceration, inflammation, blockages, or abnormalities. They may take a small tissue sample for further diagnosis. They will then perform a endoscopic examination of your rectum, colon and small intestine by inserting the camera up your backside. Again, they will be looking for the same things.

If they do find anything, they will let you know. Like I said though in a previous post, provided that you can definitely rule out your diet as the cause, there are quite a few conditions they will be looking at. If it is something which is troubling you, then you definitely should get yourself checked out.


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[thelion2005]

OK..I'm no Doc, but there is something going on in your lower GI, not the stomach. This is actually better news because the colon and lower tract have been studied very thoroughly and there is great treatment available.

You may have a touch of IBS or Crohns disease, both of which are easily treated with meds and stress reduction.

These conditions seem to have no logic in cause and effect. Certain foods aggrivate the condition as does stress.

You still need to see a Gasto and report all these symptoms. They can really help. You will need a colonoscopy (sp). This is a thorough internal exam using a sonogram scope. There is no pain, but it is uncomfortable. You can be put under for this one if you want.

I had this done by a beautiful female Tech and stayed awake. My pride helped me through it as I was not going to complain to her. (Men over 40 are to have this done once a year.)

Do this while you are only farting. If you are passing blood, do not delay. At your age and state of health, you'll probably have no polyps or bleeding and can be under control within 2 weeks.

You'll not only feel so much better and be symptom free ... you'll make so much better use of the good foods and supplements in your body.

I'd still get that allergy patch test.

 

[KIAN]

About your question on BEANO. I have never used it but I had a look at their site and apparently it is used for grains and vegetables.

http://www.beanogas.com/

Have a read and see what you think.


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[Smokescreen]

About your question on BEANO. I have never used it but I had a look at their site and apparently it is used for grains and vegetables.

http://www.beanogas.com/

Have a read and see what you think.


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KP--Fitness Basics

And what about the pills that I'm currently taking? I put the link at the top.

What makes beano so different compared to what I'm currrently taking?

 

[KIAN]

What makes beano so different compared to what I'm currrently taking?

That, I couldn't tell you.
I had a look at the product you are currently taking but I don't know anything about it and BEANO is the only enzyme product I have heard of which supposedly controls gas from certain foods. But I couldn't say for sure if it would help in your case as I have never used it.



I had a second read-over of everything you have put here and based on what you have said I would have to say that you are not lactose intolerant and that you do not have an enzyme deficiency.

If you were lactose intolerant then you would not be able to consume a whole pint of ice cream without experiencing any adverse affects. Your symptoms would be nausea, abdominal cramps, bloating, gas, and diarrhea within 30 minutes to 2 hours of ingesting anything with lactose. These symptoms would occur each and every time. The more lactose you consume, the more severe the symptoms. The only exception would be if the product you consumed was low in lactose or contained a bacteria culture which aided your digestion.

Same for the enzyme deficiency and taking the pills. You have said that sometimes they work for a particular food but at other times they don't work for that same food. Assuming the foods are identical, you would expect the pills, if they worked, to produce the same effects all the time. If they don't, then you have to look for another cause of your symptoms.

So, based on what you have said and what you have experienced, I am going to take a guess here and say that the cause of all your symptoms is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS has similar symptoms to lactose intolerance and can be triggered by certain foods (ie: milk, fatty foods, caffeine, etc.). However, people with IBS can eat foods one day without any problems but experience symptoms a few days later when they consume the same foods.

But,to rule out other possible causes for your condition (such as Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome), I would suggest that you follow through with what I suggested earlier with the blood work, stool samples, barium enima and the endoscopic examination.


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KP--Fitness Basics

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[Smokescreen]

That, I couldn't tell you.
I had a look at the product you are currently taking but I don't know anything about it and BEANO is the only enzyme product I have heard of which supposedly controls gas from certain foods. But I couldn't say for sure if it would help in your case as I have never used it.



I had a second read-over of everything you have put here and based on what you have said I would have to say that you are not lactose intolerant and that you do not have an enzyme deficiency.

If you were lactose intolerant then you would not be able to consume a whole pint of ice cream without experiencing any adverse affects. Your symptoms would be nausea, abdominal cramps, bloating, gas, and diarrhea within 30 minutes to 2 hours of ingesting anything with lactose. These symptoms would occur each and every time. The more lactose you consume, the more severe the symptoms. The only exception would be if the product you consumed was low in lactose or contained a bacteria culture which aided your digestion.

Same for the enzyme deficiency and taking the pills. You have said that sometimes they work for a particular food but at other times they don't work for that same food. Assuming the foods are identical, you would expect the pills, if they worked, to produce the same effects all the time. If they don't, then you have to look for another cause of your symptoms.

So, based on what you have said and what you have experienced, I am going to take a guess here and say that the cause of all your symptoms is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS has similar symptoms to lactose intolerance and can be triggered by certain foods (ie: milk, fatty foods, caffeine, etc.). However, people with IBS can eat foods one day without any problems but experience symptoms a few days later when they consume the same foods.

But,to rule out other possible causes for your condition (such as Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome), I would suggest that you follow through with what I suggested earlier with the blood work, stool samples, barium enima and the endoscopic examination.


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KP--Fitness Basics

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Damn!!! All that just sounds too much! Too scary! Too painful! Too embarrassing! Just too much shit to go through!

Let me try out this BEANO product first and see how it goes. If it works....then BEANO is what I will need from now on. And if it doesn't work, then I guess I have no choice but to go through HELL in order to better myself.

Lots of K to you my friend. Thank you!!!

BTW...I'll let you know how things go with the BEANO.