Thread: what foods will give you the farts?

I have a bad tummy ache and know from experience it's farts that won't come out. anyone know what i can eat to um, encourage the release?

Broccoli, beans, etc.
(Dense veggies, remember beans are like little pebbles till you soak and cook them...still dense though).

Here's a search for you:
what foods are gaseous? - Google Search

There's a commercial:
Take 'Beano' before you eat, be no gas afterards.

Here's another search:
gaseous stomach + remedy - Google Search

You might have to cut down on sugars, and fried food also.

I hope you feel better!

Beans, oats, broccoli, cabbage, lentils, eggs sometimes. Hope you feel better soon! I hate that feeling... but jes, I gotta say, you ask the most unexpected questions...

OK! Something I actually have experience with! (lol!).

Personal tricks:

De-Gas, or something similar.

Dry Ginger Ale (not alcoholic! - I'm not certain if you guys have either of those last two, at least by those names, in the States).

Physically rubbing the tummy (usually in a circular motion, believe it or not!).

Laying flat on the tummy for a while (great one!).

Sit-ups (found that out by accident - embarrassing!), and/or some yoga poses. Not sure what it's called, but when I curl my back up while on all fours, then sit back on my haunches with arms in front, back stretched (think kitty-cat style), things get moving.

Last trick that works a treat, passed on through the family, although according to my sceptical husband it's nothing more than a placebo: drink a cup of warm-hot water (warm as possible, but able to be drunk comfortably) with as much sugar dissolved in it as it can take. Who cares if it's placebo action? I say that if it works, no matter on what level, then do it! :)

Hope that helps!

Oh Jes, I didn't even have to look to see who made this post.

Hip circles will also let 'em rip, I've found.

Also, lay on your back and pull your legs into your chest (kind of like an upside down child's pose) and just kind of rock back and forth. Also laying on the floor face down with a pillow under your stomach and rocking works wonders as well.

If you already have gas pains, I don't think eating more gas-producing foods is what you need...

How about some fiber supplement and maybe some prune juice to move things along?

I love you Jes!
All foods effect people differently. For example, if you are used to eating a lot of beans/veggies etc most people's body adjust to it and they don't have quite the same effect.
I recommend chewable rolaids- there's an extra strength one for gas.

:fg: I love you Jes!
All foods effect people differently. For example, if you are used to eating a lot of beans/veggies etc most people's body adjust to it and they don't have quite the same effect.
I recommend chewable Rolaids- there's an extra strength one for gas.

Originally Posted by ssipes

If you already have gas pains, I don't think eating more gas-producing foods is what you need...

How about some fiber supplement and maybe some prune juice to move things along?

This is exactly what I was thinking! These foods don't so much release gas as produce it, and you don't want that!

OTC gas meds are a good idea.

An herbal alternative that works GREAT is peppermint tea. Make a double batch (full mug of water, 2 bags or scoops of tea), cover the mug with a saucer and let it steep for a full 20 minutes. (for medicinal uses, you want to extract not just the flavor but all the chemicals from the tea). Then drink it down quickly. It's amazing.

Physical -- lying down and hugging the knees in to the chest is good. Try hugging the right knee tightly against you while you lay the left leg down on the floor. Hold the knee and inflate your lower belly as you inhale. You're putting pressure on the ascending colon. Stay for a few breaths (15-30 seconds) then hug the left knee to put pressure on the descending colon. Then rest in child's pose for a bit with a pillow between your hips and heels. (gas rises, so create a chimney where you want it to go ...he he.)

Prune juice would work, (and fast) and I think you can actually buy prune juice capsules now.

Even faster would be the stuff that you have to drink when you're scheduled for a colonoscopy........

how did you guys know it was me? hehe

well pancakes with coconut milk and brown sugar did the trick and then some. i knew there was gas trapped just needed to coax it out with a few bombs

i feel twenty pounds lighter!!

hugs to all!

ps the baby laughs when either of us farts now. sick little kid..g.:

Though farting is never the desired effect, black bean soup and a veggie burrito from my favorite Mexican restaurant always does the trick for me!

Now, add a hip belt and shimmy vigorously to enhance your next drum solo with delightful sound effects! .w.:

so glad to hear everything came out ok. ;) ;)

next time you find yourself in this situation, swimming is another thing you can try.

Originally Posted by jesennia

how did you guys know it was me? hehe

well pancakes with coconut milk and brown sugar did the trick and then some. i knew there was gas trapped just needed to coax it out with a few bombs

i feel twenty pounds lighter!!

hugs to all!

You are too funny. A woman after my own fart. :fg:

Originally Posted by gypsydanse

Prune juice would work, (and fast) and I think you can actually buy prune juice capsules now.

Even faster would be the stuff that you have to drink when you're scheduled for a colonoscopy........

Start a movement....eat a prune!,r:;

Brussel sprouts, peas. I find that yoga does get the gas out though, but I worry in class that I may make some "noises" until I hear others making "noises" too! .w.:

When I was in junior high, I learned there was a method to make yourself fart....

Lay on your back, raise your feet/legs up and grab on to the back of your knees or thighs with your hands. Rock back and forth.

try activated charcoal next time.
I swear by the "lay on your back and pump your legs" method described by others & there is nothing worse than trapped gas.
I love that there is a farting emoticon!