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I pass gas constantly, and have no control over it. Every few seconds, I feel a little bit of air coming out. After a while, the smell builds up. The smell's not _terrible_, but it's noticeable and embarassing.
This is making me terrified of ever leaving my room. I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow, but before I go - is this normal?
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marco58651
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Note: this happens regardless of what I eat. From the moment I wake up, until I go to sleep. I've tried eliminating various things from my diet, but nothing makes any difference.
pippa58442 marco58651
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Have you eliminated cabbage, broccoli, Brussels Sprouts and baked beans from your diet? These vegetables are very gassy. I have IBS and fart a lot, particularly after eating. However, in my case, a particular food doesn't trigger it.
marco58651 pippa58442
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pippa58442 marco58651
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marco58651 pippa58442
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She's given me some peppermint tablets, which don't seem to be doing much, but maybe I just need to wait for them to take effect. Thanks anyway
pippa58442 marco58651
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Peppermint doesn't work for me either. You will probably have to try several medications to find one that suits.
marco58651 pippa58442
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I've got a follow-up in a couple of weeks, so if nothing changes I'll ask her if I can try something different.
Really hope this gets sorted...at the moment I'm terrified of anything that involves sharing a room with another person. It's really affecting the quality of my life.
pippa58442 marco58651
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To be honest, passing gas doesn't really embarrass me too much. I don't worry what others think because if my body reacts that way, people will just have to accept me as I am. If they get annoyed, that's their problem. My dad makes irritated faces at me but other people just treat it as a joke and laugh with me which is fine because that's the way I see it.
Although IBS is a very unwelcome guest, I have learned to manage and put up with it and it doesn't affect my life greatly.
marco58651 pippa58442
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That's a good attitude to have. I'll try to adopt it myself, although it just smells *so* bad it's hard to pretend it's not there..
pippa58442 marco58651
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leeniepie marco58651
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Very typical of IBS. This was my main symptom at first. The low FODMAP diet really helped. And make sure you aren't constipated as this will make it worse.
marco58651 leeniepie
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Thanks. I tried a low FODMAP diet, but nothing changed, unfortunately.
I'm not constipated - I probably defecate 3 times a day. The problem is what happens between those defecations. Air just keeps coming out.
jack98881 marco58651
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I have totally the same problem as yours. Fart all day long, anytime anywhere, which is really embarrassing. I've tried peppermint, but it makes me diarrhea. So I stopped it but still have no idea how to control the farts.
pippa58442 jack98881
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michael41558 marco58651
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I think I read anywhere between 10 to 15 farts a day are normal. I currently have an undiagnosed bowel issue and one of my symptoms is excessive gas I must Farr between 40/50 times per day at first it was embarrassing but I'm used to it now.