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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 07:04


so we all get gas!!?? i eat alot of fruits and veggies and high fiber foods and cereal etc and so i get gas! lol. i am also lactose intolerant. i use beano, lactaid milk, and lactaid pills. gas-x and products like that dont work for me. the beano and lactaid pills barely work. so, any recommendations? i mean, what do you do when you are trying to work out? run to the bathroom every minute? sorry if this is too much info but there has to be someone else out here with this problem. i thought that eventually it would go away-that my body would get used to eating all of the fiber but it hasnt gotten better no matter what i eat. help!!!!
Olivia Domczewski
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 07:13


yeah i have this problem but have not yet figured out what to do! you're not alone
Spyke M
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 08:08 - Edited by: spyke


I think I have the same problem when I work out - but from the other end. I burp. Again and again and again.

I asked my doc who also works out - he said it has something to do with our organs relaxing when working out (cardio).

Dunno if there's anything to be done - I just try and be discreet by timing my grunts just right!!

Quoting: jenngetfit
i mean, what do you do when you are trying to work out? run to the bathroom every minute?

Maybe sprint to the bathroom, count the calories you use sprinting, call it cardio? Hmm, maybe traineo should add that as one of our excercises?


Arby Jones
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 09:14 - Edited by: ArbyJones


How quickly do you get gas after eating? If it's right away, then don't eat a gas-inducing food before a workout. Switch to something with protein instead (it's a better and more filling energy source IMO).

I don't have any suggestions on how to get rid of it in general though.... Sorry! Hope your farts don't stink at least!


Dean Grimshawe
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 12:14


It may be a case of eating right for your body type? I don't know the definite answer, but if a high fibre diet with huge amounts of f's and v's isn't right for your constitution then it probably isn't going to change.

I can't speak for your history, but I know that I am a regular kind of guy. (If you know what I mean). I don't need any assistance from an overdose of dietary fibre. In fact, I almost need the fats and proteins to slow it down and keep me well regulated. If I overdo the protein shakes, then I notice wind, so I wonder if it was related to the speed that I digested it? As in, if it happens in a short space of time, is that when the gas collects instead of being dissipated gradually? I have no expert idea, I can only mention my experience.

It may also answer why I have to concentrate on getting my f's and v's so hard (as you well know Jen), as naturally I don't gravitate heavily towards them.
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 12:49


thanks for everyones honesty and opinion- i appreciate it!

olivia-glad/sorry you can relate!! :/

spkye-yeah, burping must be tough as well. its we would be too hard for me to sprint to the bathroom-id be sprinting every minute and people would be wondering what the heck was going on with me!!! lol

arby-i guess its about an hour or so after eating but sometimes i cant always time it! lol.

dean-i dont overdo the fruits and veggies or fiber and have protein and fats in my diet as well and i dont have protein shakes.
Tim Wilson
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 14:18


Quoting: jenngetfit
hat do you do when you are trying to work out? run to the bathroom every minute?


That is why I wear an mp3 player at the gym.. If something happens I don't hear a thing. Maybe that is why I have no trouble getting the machines I want

I feel your pain. I have always wondered what exactly is causing it, since it is well spaced throughout the day. I get enough protein and fats, and I eat a fair amount of fruit... but not enough. My fiber intake is more than it used to be, but I don't come anywhere near the RDA. My Dr told me that I was doing good at where I was.
Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 14:45


Big bowl of Kashi every morning...

'nuff said.
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 14:55


lol tim about the mp3 player


dave yeah the kashi cereal i know- the oatmeal does it too!
Brandon B.
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 15:34


Reading this forum made me interested in fiber. I was questioning what was in my diet that actually contained fiber. I then stumbled upon this website. I can definitely say I don't fall in the normal category. I'm glad this is a thread of honesty...lol.
Splint Chesthair
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:04


Well, when your lifting weights you should always be focused on squeezing your glutes tight, it stabilizes the body and allows you to generate more power. If you're doing this you shouldn't have any escapees. Maybe it's your body's way of reminding you to squeeze your glutes.

As far as cardio, that's why I like to run outside.
Minu ~
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:09


Quoting: splint
Well, when your lifting weights you should always be focused on squeezing your glutes tight, it stabilizes the body and allows you to generate more power.


Great 'cept for squats...

It just writes itself.
Splint Chesthair
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:17


still supposed to be squeezing those glutes during squats, it's just more difficult. In fact, that's what a lot of people teach during squat training. I've been told, "Pretend that you'll lose $5000 if you fart during a squat."
Minu ~
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:20


Man, when I hit the bottom end of a squat, there's no way I could get my buttcheeks to argue with------a wind, should it--------breeze by at the moment.



'Course, I do tend to do my squats from a wide-ish stance.
Splint Chesthair
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:25


You'd owe a lot of money then.


Dean Grimshawe
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:27


Quoting: splint
Pretend that you'll lose $5000 if you fart during a squat


Thats a good way of thinking about it!! Ha ha

I always mentally imagine clenching a coin between the crevice, which for me makes it easier. You see, you can't think about what you don't want to think without thinking about it, can you? And thinking about not farting makes me want to more
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:31


lolol!!!
Tim Wilson
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:39


I am sorry, but squeezing just will make the mp3 player needed even more, because when you do get an escapee, it will make itself more known.

I am happy that I do most of my running in the wee hours of the morning... cause at times I get a little extra push if you know what I mean. Sometimes I have people come up behind me in those wee hours, and I always wonder if they are going to come at the right (or wrong) moment. Oh well, most any runner would understand though.
Splint Chesthair
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:46


Quoting: wayofthewarrior
imagine clenching a coin between the crevice


that works too but I bet, like me, you really don't think about it anymore and the example is just given as a way to relay what you should be doing during heavy lifts.

By the way, I should mention that keeping those glutes tights also reduces the liklihood of weightlifting-induced hemorhoids. So if you're having trouble with those and your lifting heavy weights, be sure everythings tight back there first.

Seems like an appropriate thread to bring that up.
Dean Grimshawe
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:49


Quoting: splint
I bet, like me, you really don't think about it anymore


I actually still do, as it genuinely does work best for me. I've not let rip yet using this method as I'm concentrating on the muscle which by default is keeping the old ring locked. (Sorry for the terminology used)
Splint Chesthair
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:57


My mental routine before heavy deadlifts just goes, hip-wide stance, check, shoulders over bar, check, bar close to shins, check, glutes tight - check, inhale, LIFT.

I guess maybe sometimes I do still think about it but I don't hear myself saying "Imaging clenching a pencil between your buttcheeks."

I use pencil because a coin sounds cold.
Dean Grimshawe
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 16:58


Quoting: splint
I use pencil because a coin sounds cold.


See, you were thinking about it. Ha ha
David DeVore
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 17:49


you can't do the penny thing when you're running on the tredmill

just turn up your music and let it go... haha makes the tredmills around you less crowded anyways ^_^
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 18:54


i guess its just all part of life. its especially difficult too when im working out with my trainer. you just cant let one escape at all, and when he is trying to push me and he is wondering why i cant work hard, and i tell him i need a break for a second... just to hold it in when i cant even work hard once i start up again!!! ughh!!! the joys of gas!!
Minu ~
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 19:31


This thread just made me realize that I toot very rarely when in Warrior-mode. Bonus.

Eating every few hours means that your digestive system is always engaged at one point or another down the line.

Maybe experiment with eating less often, Jen--see if you get a break that way?
David DeVore
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 # Posted: 15 Feb 2008 19:35 - Edited by: isoulride


i can't wait to get my book

the warrior diet looks really good

also, a factor with farting, what you eat. even if you just go out to eat once a week, you'll notice it (and others around you will too)
Spyke M
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 # Posted: 16 Feb 2008 09:35


I think I need to bookmark this thread - makes for a GREAT pick-me-up when feeling down lol
Dan Jones
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 # Posted: 16 Feb 2008 17:27


I usually workout on an empty stomach. In the case that you cannot or are unable, I'd recommend staying away from the foods that irritate you a few hours (or your "danger zone" if you know it) prior to a workout. My danger zone is about 20 minutes after drinking milk or having beans.

In my gym, the music is so loud that if I have to foof, I just let it go and nobody notices - it's a fact of the human body...

I am also lactose intolerant and NEVER drink milk or eat beans prior to a workout. This makes me have a "worry free" workout.
Minu ~
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 # Posted: 16 Feb 2008 18:38


Dan, THAT is some LOUD ASS music. I don't think I could handle that.

'N ditto on the beauty of pre-breaky training.
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 # Posted: 16 Feb 2008 21:27


spyke-good idea!

thank you for everyones suggestions.
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