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Does anyone have chronic constipation?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jul 18 9:45am | Replies (252)Comment receiving replies
I can tell you I have constipation, smelly gas for the last 4 years. So bad I stay away from events it smells so bad. I’ve been to gastroenterologists several times with no avail. I was taking Metamucil also.
Now I’m taking a fiber called Frontier Fiber by Nutritional Frontiers. It’s a little pricey but I finally have some relief. I eat a lot of rice cakes for my sandwiches but not totally gluten free. I started getting the gas in college but it wasn’t until last four years were smelly. I’m in my 60’s. I’m convinced the gas and smelly farts are triggered by stress (I have anxiety). Do you? Best of luck. It’s horrible. I didn’t dare eat anything on the day of my daughter’s wedding🫤
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Yeah i often deal with lots of stress and anxiety, asked my pediatrician if it was a possible factor she said it's likely not though but it could be.
@glory1007 my husband suffered from terrible smelly flatulence for years. Then he stopped eating all beans, and started taking two Beano tablets with every meal and snack. That has helped him a lot.
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I've had the same problem since the day I was born. It used to be that I only had to go 12 hours without eating anything if I had a social engagement; in the last few years--I'm in my 70s--it's become 24 hours that I have to go without eating and I just can't go that long without eating so no more social life. And the gastroenterologists have no answers other than "Some unfortunate people are just born with bad digestive tracts."
I looked on the Nutritional Frontiers website but didn't see a "fiber" product; is it maybe one of their "G.I." products? Thanks for any info.