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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many of us are troubled by intestinal gas---often as a result of specific items in our diet. The challenge is to identify which foods are causing the problem.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

First, try these tactics:
  • Do not use straws or drink from bottles with narrow openings.
  • Eat slowly.
  • Don't smoke.
  • Drink fewer bubbly liquids, such as soda or beer.
  • Don't eat whipped cream, meringue, or other foods that contain a lot of air.
  • Don't sip drinks, chew gum, or suck hard candy. By encouraging you to swallow frequently, these habits can contribute to gas.
If there's no improvement, something in your diet is probably at fault. To identify the culprit (or culprits), begin by avoiding all foods listed below. After several weeks, your gas should be gone. Then, one by one, try each of the foods on the list to see whether the problem returns. Allow a few days between each trial. Any items that pass the test can be reinstated in your diet---at least in moderate amounts.

DAIRY

  • Cream
  • Ice cream
  • Ice milk
  • Milk
  • Milk products

HIGH FAT FOODS

  • Fatty meats
  • Fried foods
  • Gravies
  • Pastries
  • Rich cream sauces

VEGETABLES

  • Broccoli
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflower
  • Corn
  • Cucumber
  • Green pepper
  • Kohlrabi
  • Lima beans
  • Onions
  • Radishes
  • Rutabaga
  • Sauerkraut
  • Turnips

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

  • Mannitol
  • Sorbitol

DRIED LEGUMES

  • Baked beans
  • Dried beans
  • Dried peas
  • Lentils
  • Soybeans

FRUITS

  • Apples
  • Bananas
  • Melons
  • Prunes
  • Raisins

GRAINS

  • Bran cereal or breads
  • Large amounts of wheat products


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