Cork it

Ever since I started (a) monitoring what I eat, (b) eating almost 200g protein daily and (c)eating six small meals daily (w/lean protein and all natural complex carb w/each meal), I've had GAS so bad I can barely stand myself! I thought that my body would eventually adjust to the new diet, but Dear God!! It's been months now and still... toot... toot... tooooot! It's like chemical warfare gas or something! Killer shit! I've got to do something! It's even when I'm sleeping! It's so bad that it'll wake me (& I NEVER wake up, for anything!).
My wife (bless her poor, gassed-out soul!) mentioned Beano or Gas-X but I was really hoping, like I said, that my body would just adjust. I don't want to be taking Beano or whatever the rest of my protein-powered life, but what else can I do? This has got to stop!
I did an underwater body-fat measuring test recently and it said I was like 30% body fat. I'm actually damn near 10%. They made me take the test over and over again because they couldn't believe it. I knew it was the gas making me super boyant but I couldn't tell them that! I needed a fart before I even got in the water but, seriously, these aren't the kind you just let out little by little and no-one knows. These are the kind you drop in a crowded mall and a dozen people can all he heard to cry "Grargh!", "What the...", "Blargph", "Dear.. urgh.. God!"
Any advice? ...toot.
Used to.. DL:375lb, Sqt:335lb, Bnch:260lb
Now... Weak as a kitten, but fighting back.
Age:38. Trained 11/06-12/09. Feet surgeries & hip problems:12/09-12/11. Fighting back:12/11+. New Training Journal and Food Log.
No, maybe it is a food you are eating, try eliminating one thing at a time to see if thats it

lol - You want me to blow up!? K-A-B-O-O-M!!
Well... Shoot... If it's tuna or egg that's causing it, I'm f&^%ed! I've just gotta have my tuna sandwiches and I've just gotta have my eggs with my morning peanut butter on toast. I gotta get my protein from somewhere and I can't afford to be sucking down chicken breasts left and right.
...toot... gasp.... wave frantically...
Used to.. DL:375lb, Sqt:335lb, Bnch:260lb
Now... Weak as a kitten, but fighting back.
Age:38. Trained 11/06-12/09. Feet surgeries & hip problems:12/09-12/11. Fighting back:12/11+. New Training Journal and Food Log.
I have this issue with oatmeal and that makes me sad because I love it. Tuna lately has been causing that issue too. It sucks! Nothing I can really add other than Gas X or Phazyme work well![]()
Completed:
Indianapolis Mini Marathon 2004 and 2005
Valparaiso Mini Marathon 2006
Chicago Marathon 2004 and 2006
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Hmm... Interesting. I hope it's only one thing causing my problem. If it's eggs AND tuna (for example) it'll take me ages to figure it out because if I take one of them out of my diet I'll still have the same problem because the other culprit is still there. Learning what does what inside me is a big, giant (excuse the punn) pain in the butt!
Used to.. DL:375lb, Sqt:335lb, Bnch:260lb
Now... Weak as a kitten, but fighting back.
Age:38. Trained 11/06-12/09. Feet surgeries & hip problems:12/09-12/11. Fighting back:12/11+. New Training Journal and Food Log.
Food intolerances can cause this. Start an elimination diet. Remove one thing at a time from your diet for 5 days and if goes away then you found it.

Hey Jodi! I knew you'd show up! If anyone knows about food intolerence it's Jodi!
What if, like I said, it's two things causing it? If I take the eggs away the tuna'll get me. When I add the eggs back in and remove the tuna the eggs'll get me. How would I ever figure out it was both foods causing the problem. If I take two foods out each time (eg. milk/tuna, bread/PB, milk/chicken etc etc...) there could be hundreds of permutations! I'd spend my whole life finding the magic combination.
Still... I DO have to do something... toot!![]()
Used to.. DL:375lb, Sqt:335lb, Bnch:260lb
Now... Weak as a kitten, but fighting back.
Age:38. Trained 11/06-12/09. Feet surgeries & hip problems:12/09-12/11. Fighting back:12/11+. New Training Journal and Food Log.


Some common culprits are..
Egg (yolks)
Beans
PB/nuts
certain veggies (cauliflower, broccoli..)
Fiber, esp when you are not accustomed to a high fiber diet.
Do you know, im so glad someone has mentioned this! I've been suffering in silence (or not.....parp!) and wondering desperately what to do?
If there is any (serious) advice out there, i for one would sure welcome it!
Also, the production of methane by gut bacteria is a natural occurrence during digestion, so could it be that our gut bacteria are producing more gas due to a higher food intake? Or because there is a higher turnover between food going in and coming out again?![]()
Yeah, try the common items first: Dairy, Eggs, Grains, beans and nuts.

Hmm the last two days have been like this for me too. But its been funny as hell.
Wonder what Ive been eating...
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LMFAO.
Are you consuming any Sorbitol or Malitol??
THese are often found in sugar free gum/mints/ cookies.
They bring the protein farts to the brink of explosion.
Other than that protein seems to bring a bad smell to farts and anything that increases gas will bring that out, so beano it up buddy.
I hope that donkey doesn't have a heinie troll!
I get it also - very embarrassing at work... it's from all my vege's....
I've noticed especially when I eat the raw sweet potatoe sticks during the day... killer - I almost gas myself out of the room .

LOL. That was funny. Jodi says avoid blahblahblah and you're like "That was my last meal last night!" LOL. I feel the same way.
I truly hope this is just a getting-used-to-fiber thing. I've never had any known issues with food before. I don't eat egg yolks. I've stayed away from dairy becuase I heard it makes you appear bloated. I hate beans. Nuts have too much fat for me to enjoy these days (I'm cutting). I recently started having 1tblsp (in total) of peanut butter on the morning toast but I was busy farting long before that! I haven't eaten brocolli or cauliflower for at least a week, but I'm still... shall we say... "ripe"!! I'm really going to have to play around to identify the culprit here. I wonder what it is!
Last edited by Big G; 02-22-2007 at 02:45 PM.
Used to.. DL:375lb, Sqt:335lb, Bnch:260lb
Now... Weak as a kitten, but fighting back.
Age:38. Trained 11/06-12/09. Feet surgeries & hip problems:12/09-12/11. Fighting back:12/11+. New Training Journal and Food Log.

I'm glad that got a laugh from someone! I thought it was pretty funny too. I'd actually made myself laugh re-reading what I'd written before I posted it!
I don't think so. It's been almost 100% whole foods recently. I'll be on the look-out now though.
Well.. we'll see. I'm going to play around with my diet and see if I can't track the culprit down. If it's egg whites I'm screwed because I need a cheap source of protein and eggs fit the bill just nicely. If it's eggs I'll be buying shares in Beano, Inc. soon enough!
Used to.. DL:375lb, Sqt:335lb, Bnch:260lb
Now... Weak as a kitten, but fighting back.
Age:38. Trained 11/06-12/09. Feet surgeries & hip problems:12/09-12/11. Fighting back:12/11+. New Training Journal and Food Log.
I blame my gas on my Dad's dog (he sleeps under my desk in the office..family business!)Again for me, Gas X w/ Maalox works the best. Never leave home without it
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Completed:
Indianapolis Mini Marathon 2004 and 2005
Valparaiso Mini Marathon 2006
Chicago Marathon 2004 and 2006
www.myspace.com/fitness_runner
A guy goes to pick up his date for the evening. She's not ready yet, so he has to sit in the living room with her parents. He has a BAD case of gas and really needs to relieve some pressure. Then, the family dog jumps up on the couch next to him. He decides that he can let a little fart out and if anyone notices they will think that the dog did it. He farts, and the woman yells, "Spot, get down from there." The guy thinks, "Great, they think the dog did it." He releases another fart, and the woman again yells for the dog to get down. This goes on for a couple more farts. Finally the woman yells, "Dammit Spot, get down before he shits on you."
I hope that donkey doesn't have a heinie troll!
gas is pretty unavoidable. the reason you have it so bad is because (i'm assuming) you eat whole wheat foods, and you consume lactose, sorbitol, and fructose. all of these turn into gas because your small intestine doesnt break them down and they make it all the way to the large intestine and colon where it meets bacteria that turns it into "gas". the reason it smells so awful is most proteins are broken down into sulphur once they've made it into your large intestine, thankfully not many do.
so if you are eating a healthy diet good luck avoiding gas. its a part of life
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