Fiber, gas, weight gain...Kashi to blame??

Which Kashi? The cinnamon berry crumble cereal gives me the WORST gas:(.

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Your one main cause of weight gain may actually be GRAINS! check out Paleo Diet. (it is not actually a diet but a way of eating normally if the word diet makes you nuts-it does me) I had lost some weight and then it just stagnated, since I cut out grains and diary it has been coming off! it is great because i can now fit steak and BACON in my diet-in moderation of course!

Fiber is fine, but many people don't realize you have to drink a lot of water with it! And, of course, that could cause some bloating but I doubt that is the situation here? There is also an acclimation period when you start adding more fiber to your diet (if this is something you are actually trying to do!). I'd go with eating fruits and vegetables if this food item is really a problem. Do drink the water, though. It's critical! Hope this helps!

kashi and fiber one bars do that to a lot of people. It can be the inulin or the chicory root extract that causes the bloat/belch/fart syndrome. There are other ways to get fiber - like allbran or fiber one original. Check the labels to see how they upped the fiber before you buy.

Once you cut down you will loose the bloat and the extra pounds it retains.

Other ways to get a quick fiber full breakfast - try a breakfast smoothie
fiber - all bran or oatmeal --buzz in blender to powder
Veggie - baby greens, kale, spinach, canned pumpkin -
liquid - water, milk, soymilk, almond milk etc
fruit - frozen banana, peaches, blue berries, strawberries, mango apples etc
Protein - protein powder, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese
spices - pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, nutmeg ets
other flavors peanut butter, nutella, other nut butters

Mix and match never the same twice and so good!

I can't eat Kashi products. I get a bloated stomach ache every time.

Fiber is great but when it comes from natural sources, not Kashi's processed fiber....

process of elimination. Take away the kashi and see how you feel. Processed foods make me feel bloated. When I stick to clean veggies, fish, eggs, then I feel fabulous. But process of elimiation should work. As I have been getting older, I have been especially paying attention to the way I feel after I eat things. The stuff that makes me feel horrible gets the ax. The biggest battle is figuring out what works for you. IF (intermittent fasting) has been working wonderfully and I never get that bloat anymore.

My husband eats Kashi GoLean every morning and tolerates it well. However, when my son and I eat it we get uncomfortable gas, so we've given in up. I eat a high fiber diet and like to do so, but for some reason I cannot eat Kashi GoLean.

Yeah I would probably cut down;)

I was giving my son fiber one bars for while, not because he was ever constipated, but because they were on sale. He literally pooped 4-5 times a day, even for 3 days after he had his last bar (when I FINALLY realized what was causing his issues). Sometimes I think added fiber is not such a good thing,

You're supposed to add increased fiber gradually, and increased fiber can be from non-processed Kashia bars. Your poor son.

Kashi=Bloat and fart city. Just saying ;-)

Kashi=Bloat and fart city. Just saying ;-)

I have to know what you were searching when you brought this 2 year old thread back to life. Farts or gas? Come on, fess up!

We are all humans correct? Well I was curious why I gained three pounds from two successive days of eating that garbage. My normal breakfasts are low in sugar and medium carb/high protein. Lets just say my weight has stayed the same thus far, and I have had three meals already. Feel like a rocket ship. Anyways if you can tolerate it, then Im sure its good in your diet. But if you eat like a 90/10 diet like me, I doubt that stuff is going to sit right. And yes I started typing in Kashi cereal into google, and it sparked "bloating", "gas" to pop up. Gotta love it!!

Heck yeah!! Foods with added inulin to increase their fiber content make me so bloated and gassy it's not even funny. Not to mention constipated, unless I drink a ton of water.

Try this to decrease bloat and water retention too- make a fruit smoothie and add some grated fresh ginger, like 1-2 teaspoons. Frozen cherries with whatever liquid (I use unsweetened almond milk) are the best, because if you're constipated the cherries will help unload you. But really, any fruit with juice or milk/milk alternatives is fine. Just get the ginger in there. I've heard peppermint helps too, but I can never find the fresh leaves. You should be a couple of pounds lighter tomorrow if you have 1-2 of those today. They don't have to be huge.