Crohnies I need some advice with an embarrassing problem!!

[EmilyRose89]

GAS!!!
The worst gas possible! Starting within 20mins of eating a meal and going on for hours! All through the night all through the day lots of hot smelly gas!

I was diagnosed July last year and am on mercaptopurine chemo tablets, my symptoms have been very up and down but for the past 3 months terrible gas getting worse ever week!

I thought maybe I have developed an intolerance so I've tried cutting lactose and wheat... To no avail! I saw my GP today as I also suffer from anxiety and depression currently greatly exasperated but my smelly problem blush I asked to see a nutritionist to discuss possible dietary changes but GP thinks it's all to do with Crohns, I feel like I will be bugging my Crohns nurse if I call about this though. Please help! All advice welcome

 

[valb]

Oh yes!!!! My gas was awful! It would linger and stink everything up!! My kids were so grosses out by me. The problem was if I didn't let it go I would be in so much pain from holding it in all day at work so once I got home I was not holding back. I tried to limit dairy and gluten and certain veggies but didn't help much. It did help some when I cut out all garlic, onions ( even spices with these ingredients in them), broccoli, spicey foods ( even super mild) . I would take GasX at work..it may have helped a tad. For me I think cutting out the garlic is what helped most but we are all different. Cutting out carbonated drinks and greasy foods may help too. My problem was eliminated once I got my colectomy...no more stinky gas for me!!! I know it's embarrassing!!!

 

[JaimeM]

I get it when I'm flaring pretty badly.. But its such a relief to get it out.. I guess in my house everyone it pretty understanding. Work is tough because I don't want to gross anyone out so if I can leave the room I will. But yeah. It's tough. Thankfully the really stinky stuff is just when I'm in the bad part of a flare, and I usually catch my flares early enough.