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I’m now 13 months post successful gastric bypass surgery. What can I do to eliminate foul gas?
Family are fed up and I’m nervous about dating (I’m divorced ) a,loud flatulence b, smelly & loud flatulence.
I have been taking Probiotics, 1st brand was unsuccessful and 2nd brand has made difference but not cured the problem.
I know in the States you can buy Devrom, but it’s unavailable in England at the moment plus the cost is prohibitive!
Any suggestions?

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I hope you might find something here. Because these are holistic approaches to flatulence, they may be cheaper to treat since many involve cures like apple cider vinegar and certain types of tea.

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I love Beano. It totally works for me.

I think the key is, you can't just take 1 pill. If I am having eating a gassy food, like Beans, I usually take 3-5 pills. I also found the Wal-Mart generic version to be completely ineffective.

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Lately mine have been pretty bad. When I had the lap band, I had gas all the time, but it was odorless. I think part of it might be because of all of the dairy that we tend to consume. Protein made from whea, lots of emphasis on Protein Drinks, cheese, yogurt, etc. I don't know if incorporating more animal protein will help, I'm honestly lazy about cooking and frankly I find it easier to get the dairy based protein. For now, I try to hold it until I'm in a secure location (Bathroom/outside) and then pass the gas.

If you find something that works, I'm all ears though!

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12 hours ago, CyclicalLoser said:

I think part of it might be because of all of the dairy that we tend to consume. Protein made from whea, lots of emphasis on Protein Drinks, cheese, yogurt, etc. I don't know if incorporating more animal Protein will help, I'm honestly lazy about cooking and frankly I find it easier to get the dairy based protein.

Dairy protein is animal protein.

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I was a vegan a few years ago, so I understand what you mean, but I probably should have been more specific, animal-protein without lactose sugars :) There is small amounts of lactose present in Whea products (Unless Whea isolate) - right after surgery, I developed lactose intolerance to even the slight amount in regular whea Protein drinks, so I had to switch to whea isolate. My digestive system is more "normal" now, so although I can tolerate regular whea much better, I still tend to get the smelliest gas (And breathe) from it.

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