The very first thing I did to help myself was simply to change my diet. Between the ages of 16-18 I had tried Gluten Free and Dairy Free diets to try and rid myself of the excess farting because it was truly uncomfortable sometimes. I was so anxious in social situations as mentioned in the previous post. But let’s not digress… I found that Gluten Free and Dairy Free didn’t really do the job for me. I found that cutting out carbohydrates made a difference to the amount of gas I was producing. That was something at least. Last Summer I went to see the dietician at an NHS hospital who first told me to cut out dairy which I did for 4 weeks and when returned to say I didn’t find this helped we tried Fodmap, although she didn’t actually have any training on this diet -NHS for you! I think the FODMAP diet is really good because it doesn’t allow anything in your diet that ferments – Things like bread (unless it’s spelt or gluten-free), milk, yoghurt, cabbage, garlic, onion, apple… The idea is to eat foods low in fodmaps so everything is easier to digest. I found that wheat and sugar really irritate my gut so I was glad to cut these out. I tried following this diet for a couple of months and I found it really easy to follow because it really isn’t restrictive like the Atkins diet, which I had been following for some time too. Unfortunately for me, the fodmap diet wasn’t as successful as the Atkins because any carbs will create gas in the gut and although the fodmap diet was good for me I found that it still created gas. On a carb free diet though I have been eating a lot of vegetables like onions, garlic, dairy etc so I’ve now decided to aim for a Paleo diet.
Paleo Foods Allowed: Paleo Diet Meats, Paleo Diet Vegetables, Paleo Diet Oils/Fats, Paleo Diet Nuts,
Paleo Diet Fruits Foods Not Allowed: Dairy, Soft Drinks, Fruit Juices, Legumes, Grains, Fatty Meats, Salty Food, Starchy Vegetables, Sweets.
I feel that too much dairy can upset me, soft drinks and juices give me heartburn, legumes are too carby, fat, starch and sugar also aren’t good for my digestion so this seems like this will suit me. I’m going to give this a go. Wish me luck!
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