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Luna - 20 Jan 2004 18:10 GMT

Is it possible for a food you've been eating for months with no trouble to
suddenly start giving you gas? I've had pains every day for a week, I keep
hoping they will go away on their own, but every time I've resorted to
taking Gas-X (which works wonderfully, btw.) Yet I have not added anything
new to my diet. I eat meat, cheese, eggs, salads, and veggie stir-fries.
I don't eat the exact same things every day, for example some days I have a
steak, some days chicken, yesterday I had salad but the day before that I
had spinach, etc. The only constant has been cheese (different kinds of
cheese on different days), but I have eaten some form of cheese every day
since I started low-carb though, in May of last year. I still drink the
same amount of coffee, in the morning, but I don't get gas pains until
later in the day, about 3 or 4 hours after lunch. I do chew sugarless gum
at work, that has 2g of sugar alcohols, but I have been chewing that for
about a month with no problems and I have not increased the dosage, also
the pains happen even on days when I've had no gum. I'm on Depo-Provera so
I don't get my monthly, so that's not it. Should I try cutting out cheese?
I would miss it terribly. Or should I switch to sugared gum? It only has
2g of sugar per stick, which would fit in my carb limit but I'd worry a bit
about my teeth. Or is it possible to get gas from something non-diet
related?

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Kape - 20 Jan 2004 18:19 GMT

Just try cutting a few good farts!

> Is it possible for a food you've been eating for months with no trouble to
> suddenly start giving you gas? I've had pains every day for a week, I keep
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> I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

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Luna - 20 Jan 2004 18:26 GMT

Actually, gross as that is, it does work. But when I get the pains at
work, or when I'm out somewhere, I really don't want to do that, lol!

> Just try cutting a few good farts!
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> > I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

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Susan - 20 Jan 2004 18:31 GMT

>Actually, gross as that is, it does work. But when I get the pains at
>work, or when I'm out somewhere, I really don't want to do that, lol!

I'd give up the gum first, the cheese later.

Food sensitivities can build over time, past history of eating something safely
is not promise of future comfort.

Susan

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Steven Cook - 20 Jan 2004 19:12 GMT

>Actually, gross as that is, it does work. But when I get the pains at
>work, or when I'm out somewhere, I really don't want to do that, lol!
>
>> Just try cutting a few good farts!

Hey, you can't hold what's not in your hand!!! ;o)

Steven

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Roger Zoul - 20 Jan 2004 18:31 GMT

Stress?

:: Is it possible for a food you've been eating for months with no
:: trouble to suddenly start giving you gas? I've had pains every day
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:: I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3
:: flaws.

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Cubit - 20 Jan 2004 22:20 GMT

> Is it possible for a food you've been eating for months with no trouble to
> suddenly start giving you gas? I've had pains every day for a week, I keep
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> about my teeth. Or is it possible to get gas from something non-diet
> related?

I would suspect the eggs. Eggs often have nasty stuff like salmonella in
them. If my eggs are not well cooked I get gas, or worse. Liquid yolks may
be yummy, but I need mine cooked solid to have a safe egg.

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miette - 21 Jan 2004 01:18 GMT

> Is it possible for a food you've been eating for months with no
> trouble to suddenly start giving you gas? I've had pains every day
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> my carb limit but I'd worry a bit about my teeth. Or is it possible to
> get gas from something non-diet related?

It's possible to develop an intolerance to any food. I know, because I
developed one to eggs after eating them with no problems for many months. I
did a process of elimination and as soon as the eggs were removed, my
symptoms (very similar to yours) went away. I tried adding some well-boiled
eggs back and all of the stomach pains returned. Now I avoid them.

Occasionally, after giving yourself a break from the offending item(s), you
can successfully add them back later on (with caution). Sometimes, your
body just needs a break.

I'd start with one the most common things that cause problems for people:
dairy. Try eliminating the cheese first and see what happens. You can work
it out from that point on. It could turn out to be something totally
unrelated to diet.

~miette

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John - 21 Jan 2004 14:29 GMT

Gas is usually caused by undigested carbs/sugars passing into the intestines
where the waiting good bacteria have a feast with the resulting gas
production. Lactose intolerance might be causing cheese to pass undigested.
You'll need to try removing foods one at a time. Also you might want to read
what Gas-X specifically targets as a digestion aid.

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Randy - 22 Jan 2004 12:49 GMT

> Is it possible for a food you've been eating for months with no trouble to
> suddenly start giving you gas?

Happened to me with nuts. I was eating approx 1oz per day (various kinds)
without much problem, then all of a sudden I started getting terrible gas.
Gave them up and within a couple of days no more gas.

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