Fiber and gas

chuckyjean
chuckyjean Posts: 201 Member
edited November 30 in Food and Nutrition
Been eating a lot if fiber since December and still get gas everyday from it. Take a probiotic everyfsyy, but still lots of gas. I eat oatmeal, protein bars, fruits and veggies

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  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    What kind of protein bars? Certain kinds of fiber (ie: chicory root) can cause digestive troubles in some people. Check the ingredients on yours to see what they're using for fiber, and maybe cut out the protein bars for a week or two and see if things change.

    Also, how much fiber overall?

    ~Lyssa
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    Open your diary. Some people here could spot mistakes you are making.
    My diary is open. Makes it easy to get help.

    Are you taking metamucil?
    I took Equate sugar free stuff and had to lay down the gas was so bad.
    Don't mess with supplements.
    Eat chia seeds for fiber instead.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    The protein bars would be my first guess as to the culprit. Especially if they are quest bars.
  • OyGeeBiv
    OyGeeBiv Posts: 733 Member
    Take over-the-counter generic brand simethecone for gas. Easy.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Eliminate insoluble fibers, using soluble fibers instead. :)
  • bgable1
    bgable1 Posts: 1 Member
    My sister and I both get terrible gas from Oatmeal. We can eat it for breakfast and by 1 or 2pm the gas starts and continues for hours.
  • MommyMeggo
    MommyMeggo Posts: 1,222 Member
    Some veggies are gas givers too. Broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower for sure.
    Benefiber is a great supplement for fiber.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Even easier.....just blame it on the dog.
  • chuckyjean
    chuckyjean Posts: 201 Member
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    Even easier.....just blame it on the dog.

    Haha, in my case it would be the cat.
  • chuckyjean
    chuckyjean Posts: 201 Member
    macgurlnet wrote: »
    What kind of protein bars? Certain kinds of fiber (ie: chicory root) can cause digestive troubles in some people. Check the ingredients on yours to see what they're using for fiber, and maybe cut out the protein bars for a week or two and see if things change.

    Also, how much fiber overall?

    ~Lyssa

    Combat protein bars.
  • chuckyjean
    chuckyjean Posts: 201 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Open your diary. Some people here could spot mistakes you are making.
    My diary is open. Makes it easy to get help.

    Are you taking metamucil?
    I took Equate sugar free stuff and had to lay down the gas was so bad.
    Don't mess with supplements.
    Eat chia seeds for fiber instead.

    Diary is open, but only temporary, take a look at it.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Hard to tell because you're not tracking fiber.
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited March 2016
    I saw your details. I saw that some days you hit 40 grams of fiber a day.
    That's the number I have problems too.
    Where I have to lay down for a few minutes.
    I've even been eating high fiber for 6 months, and still have this problem.
    I even drink a heap of a lot of water.
    I'm in my 50's.
    At first I thought it was careegenan in your almond milk (that upset me), but your brand does not contain that. I love that store.
    I read somewhere that a woman needs 25 of fiber a day.
    And that even in older age it goes down to 21 for minimum.
    So maybe you can "un-fiber" a bit.
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