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#Lower your fiber consumption. Though fiber is healthy and helps move foods along your digestive tract, it can also increase the amount of gas in your bowels. High fiber foods include whole-grain breads, brown rice, whole-wheat, and bran.<ref name="rf16033"> http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gas-and-gas-pains/basics/treatment/con-20019271</ref> | #Lower your fiber consumption. Though fiber is healthy and helps move foods along your digestive tract, it can also increase the amount of gas in your bowels. High fiber foods include whole-grain breads, brown rice, whole-wheat, and bran.<ref name="rf16033"> http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gas-and-gas-pains/basics/treatment/con-20019271</ref> | ||
#* If you have recently changed your diet to include more fiber, either by taking supplements or switching to whole-grain foods, consider easing into your new diet more slowly. Reduce the amount of fiber you are eating and then slowly increase it again. This will give your body a chance to adjust. | #* If you have recently changed your diet to include more fiber, either by taking supplements or switching to whole-grain foods, consider easing into your new diet more slowly. Reduce the amount of fiber you are eating and then slowly increase it again. This will give your body a chance to adjust. | ||
| − | #Limit your consumption of fatty foods. Your body digests fatty foods slowly. This extra digestion time means that there is more time for the food to generate gas as it breaks down. Ways to reduce your fat intake include:<ref name="rf14991" /> | + | #Limit your consumption of fatty foods. Your body digests fatty foods slowly. This extra digestion time means that there is more time for the food to generate gas as it breaks down. Ways to reduce your fat intake include:<ref name="rf14991">http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gas-and-gas-pains/in-depth/gas-and-gas-pains/art-20044739?pg=2</ref> |
#*Reduce the consumption of industrially made bakery products, as they contain very often the combination of sugar(refined), yeast and saturated fats like palm tree fat and/or corn starch syrup. This can affect the composition of your intestinal micro-flora. | #*Reduce the consumption of industrially made bakery products, as they contain very often the combination of sugar(refined), yeast and saturated fats like palm tree fat and/or corn starch syrup. This can affect the composition of your intestinal micro-flora. | ||
#* Eat lean meats like fish and poultry instead of fatty red meats. If you do eat red meat, trim off the fat from the edges.<ref name="rf9104" /> | #* Eat lean meats like fish and poultry instead of fatty red meats. If you do eat red meat, trim off the fat from the edges.<ref name="rf9104" /> | ||
