I can't fart!!?

Question

Huge gas bubble in my tummy it won't come out...so bad it feels like its all in my back too- pushes on my organs, very uncomfortable! This happens to me all the time even when I eat well..and I don't have to poop. I have tried:
tums ...alkaselter...gasx....mylanta...IBS drugs from doc...peppermint...sprite...u name it.

any other ideas before I internally combust??

Answer 1

I would say go to the mall and walk around, My ex-husband always had to pass gas at the mall, sometimes he embarrassed me so bad that we would have to leave!!!

Answer 2

Yes, first eat more fibre but for this time and any time it's really bad. Get on the bed, get on all fours, push your knees up to your chin, as far as you can and put your butt up in the air as far as you can. Lie like this for a while, Relax,that is the key. Relax the butt area, and move it into a comfortable position. This will take a while. The gas has to rise, bringing it to the top, then it should ease out. You may even have to hold it open, know what I mean? I used to have to do this a lot, and my kids too when they were young. My daughter laughs about it but, it works!!! From now on you need to make sure you eat raw veggies, bran and whole grain breads and cereals and maybe some barley green from the health food store to get your bowles moving. Good luck. Let me know if it helps. You can e-mail me.




me again. yes, head on bed and the idea is to get the rump as high as possible and the intestines stretched out so the gas can move, so to be comfortable and get it in the air is how you do it, move around and find what works, what feels like it is making the gas move. Good luck.

Answer 3

They're starting to recommend that people with IBS, or IBS-like symptoms be tested for celiac disease, which is an intolerance to gluten (wheat, rye, barley and oats). A lot of people with celiac were misdiagnosed as having IBS for years. (18 years for me). It takes an average of 11 years for a person with celiac to be diagnosed.

I used to have a lot of problems with gas, including back pain and major bloating. It was awful.

Here's a webpage by the National Institutes of Health on celiac -
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/

And another from the Mayo Clinic -

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/celiac-disease/DS00319

If that starts sounding familiar here are a couple of message boards for people with celiac and other gluten intolerances.

http://www.glutenfreeforum.com
http://www.celiacforums.com

You can also be intolerant to other common foods and get the symptoms you are describing. Soy, corn, eggs, yeast, dairy, etc. You may want to think about keeping a food/symptoms journal and see if you can identify the culprit(s).

:)

Nancy

Answer 4

Try taking a number 2? Or just try laying down.

Answer 5

about 12 oz. of prune juice. It'll make you fart and poop. clear your schedule for tonight and make sure you're alone in the house... bring a magazine.

Answer 6

Better start wrapping yourself with Duct Tape before you explode!

Answer 7

I believe there's a yoga position called "the wind relieving position." Basically you get your bum in the air, and....relax?

Answer 8

Go for the prune juice..it cleans my kid out like no other

Answer 9

BOOM!!!!!!!!!


omg! what was that? oh! it was you! uh, dude, r u still there?
(akward silence.)
um, should i call an ambulance?
no, i don't think i should. u r already dead! what would they be able 2 do?

ROTFLOL!!!! just kidding. plz don't take it personally. i do this 2 every1. i would see a doctor, and tell them what they prescribed isn't working. ;)

Answer 10

Drink lots of soda....lots and lots of soda LOL....it might take awhile but it will work.