The different types of sugars found in foods — including fruits and vegetables — are often difficult for the body to handle.
Here are specific foods fitting this description:
- Milk and dairy products.
- Starchy foods like potatoes and pasta.
- Wheat and oat bran.
- Foods sweetened with artificial sweeteners, such as soda, gum, and hard candy.
- Bananas, peaches, apricots, pears, and raw apples.
- Raisins and melons.
- Prunes and prune juice.
- Colas, carbonated beverages and fruit drinks sweetened with fructose.
- Beans and lentils.
- Onions, green peppers, shallots, and scallions.
- Cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and peas.
- Corn, celery, artichokes, asparagus, and carrots
Not all of these foods may give you excessive gas, and you may find completely different foods that will give you gas. Keep in mind that excessive gas can also be caused by certain medications, health conditions, and swallowing too much air when you chew gum or eat too quickly.
TREATMENT:
Digestive enzymes like Prevenzyme help digestion and therefore gas prevention.
A pill called Gas-X taken twice a day can control excessive
flatulence.
A diet diary with records of associated gas may help to determine which foods produce more gas for you.