Having sharp pains in my stomache and a lot of gas?
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it is possible that your husband has problems digesting the fiber foods. They may not be causing you a problem, but for him it's different. He needs to take a digestive enzyme capsule with every meal. This is going to aid the body's digestive process.
For now he needs to make a slight adjustment to how he's eating so that the foods are soothing to the intestinal Area. As a general rule, the grain and cereal foods at the top of this list make the safest, easiest, and most versatile soluble fiber foundations for your meals and snacks.
Rice, Pasta and noodles, Oatmeal, Barley, Fresh white breads such as French or sourdough (NOT whole wheat or whole grain)* Rice cereals, Flour tortillas, Soy, Corn meal, Potatoes, Carrots, Yams, Sweet potatoes, Turnips, Beets, Squash and pumpkins, Mushrooms, Chestnuts, Avocados (though they do have some fat), Bananas, Applesauce, Mangoes, Papayas (also digestive aids that relieve gas and indigestion)
*Please choose a baked-daily, high quality, preservative-free brand. White bread does not mean Wonder.
He should start taking metamucil powder 1tsp. first thing in the morning unless they get night. This is going to start removing the waste from the intestines that can form painful gas. This is going to take time.
We kind of need a little more info. Where are the pains? The location makes a huge difference on what the problem is. I used to work in the O.R. and there are numerous illnesses that can cause stomach pains...not necessarily all the stomach.
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