fiber foods

msmud
msmud Posts: 16 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I love high fiber foods, beans, pears, brocolli and so on. They are so filling and good for me but they give me horriable gas! my family HATES me all the time because of it! My stomach bloated and i always weigh more the next day after haveing a meal that contains more fiber, like 2 lbs more. It is so discouraging when im eatting foods that are good for me but the cause me so much trouble. Does anyone else hve this type of problem? does your body get ajusted to high fiber intake and "settle down"? any ideas?

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  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    Drink more water. Water helps flush out fiber.

    take a beano before eating fibery foods. So there be no gas.
  • MayaSPapaya
    MayaSPapaya Posts: 735 Member
    Make sure you're drinking enough water-fiber is a great thing that will keep you regular, but if you consume a lot with not a lot of fluids, it will back you up and make you bloated.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Eating "pro-" and "pre-" -biotic, fermented and "live" foods help some people fight the gas and bloating from too much fiber. Like kimchi, pickles, sauerkraut, kefir, vinegar, yogurt with active cultures (also some coffee, beer, wine, ginger beer, soy sauce, fish sauce, miso, chocolate and cheese).
  • msmud
    msmud Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks for your water ideas but i always drink tons of water. I will usually drink 10-12 bottles of water per day.
  • glovepuppet
    glovepuppet Posts: 1,710 Member
    are you masticating enough?

    real food needs a lot more chewing (to break down plant fibres) than junk does.
    eat slow & chew more. it's worth a try!
  • msmud
    msmud Posts: 16 Member
    I have not heard of this idea. Im excited about this. Do you think a daily yougart would help me?
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    I find high fiber foods to be quite useful at croweded parks such as Disney World.
  • glovepuppet
    glovepuppet Posts: 1,710 Member
    probiotics are good but i'll bet it's a chewing issue.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    get a new family
    its good to gas out.

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