Vegetables that do not give you excessive gas
---------------------------------------------
string beans
spinach
zucchini
eggplant
tomatoes
lettuce
Anythng not in the list below

--------

Eliminate common gas producing foods
- beans (string beans are ok)
- lentils
- cabbage
- brussel sprouts
- onions
- carrots
- bananas
- apricots
- prunes
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- radishes
- pretzels
- prefer yoghurt to milk
- oats
- potatoes (not so much)
- corn (not so much)
- whole grain / whole wheat flour foods

Other gas producing foods:

Barley Granola Peppers, sweet
Beets Leeks Pinto beans
Black-eyed peas Lentils Pistachios
Broad beans Lettuce Rice bran
Broccoli Lima beans Runner beans
Brussel sprouts Kidney Beans Rye
Cabbage Mung beans Sesame flour
Carrots Oat bran Sorghum, grain
Cauliflower Oat flour Soy milk
Cherries Onions Soy beans
Chickpeas Parsley Sunflower flour
Corn Pasta Tofu
Cucumbers Nuts Wheat bran
Field beans Peas Whole wheat flour

2. Take intestinal enzymes and bacteria products
- (best!) http://digestiveadvantage.com/prod_gas.html
- Beano (alpha-D-galactosidase - clinically shown to decrease flatulence)
- Actimel (probably is as helpful as Yakult)
--
- Yakult (helps with flatulence and IBS - not available in Italy)
- Flora pro-activ (drink, not the spread)
- Benecol (drink, not the spread)
- Nestle Chamyto
- Müller Vitality
- other probiotics

3. Take depurativo teas or constipation pills
- Senokot Tablets (Senna)

4. Take pills for symptomatic treatment
- activated charcoal (not to be taken together with other medication)
- http://www.iherb.com/store/ProductDetails.aspx?c=Herbs&pid=RMC-00102
- http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp;jsessionid=ARPTOHKBPWYHWCQUC4WVAFYKCQL1AUNE?id=RE-1002
- simethicone (not very effective)
- Gas-X, Maalox Plus, Mylanta II, and Mylicon
- Symethicone Hybrids
- Bisodol Wind Relief

5. Reduce gas (fizzy) water

----
Initial treament Strategy:

* lifestyle
- minimize gas producing foods
- minimize gas water
- take natural depurativos (e.g. depurativo tea) regularly but not daily

* supplements and drugs
1. Beano - (daily or when eating problematic food)
2. Actimel -
3. Senokot -
4. Bisodol -
----

----
Bean Cuisine: Getting the Gas Out
If you love beans and legumes but hate living with the consequences,
there is a solution.

Clearly, beans and legumes cause flatulence, although the better
they're cooked, the less the problem. Indeed, beans seem to lose
a lot of their gas-producing properties in water. Studies have shown
that soaking beans for 12 hours or germinating them on damp paper
towels for 24 hours can significantly reduce the amount of gas-producing
compounds. In fact, soaking followed by 30 minutes of pressure cooking
at 15 pounds per square inch reduced the compounds by up to 90 percent
in one study.
----

Links (read this carefully):
http://www.medicinenet.com/intestinal_gas_belching_bloating_flatulence/page5.htm

----

* actimel
* enzymes (e.g. beano)
* colon-aid and reflora (http://www.discount-herbal-nutritional-supplements.com/store/PPF/parameters/97_24/more_info.asp)
* avoid foods that cause the problem including milk
* avoid fizzy drinks and water
* bisodol (symptoms relief)
* depurativo tea