Judging by the emails my team receives, it seems gas is on everyone’s mind these days. No, I’m not talking about the kind you put in your car. I’m talking about the kind we sometimes suffer after eating the wrong foods.
I recently wrote Farewell to Flatulence: Finding Freedom from Gas With Practical Homeopathy®, which should provide enough information to assist in most cases. However, I did receive this follow-up question in the comments:
“What is recommended for gas that doesn’t make its way out easily and causes many gas pains?”
Incarcerated gas
My friends, as annoying and embarrassing as passing gas can be (especially in polite company), it can be quite painful when the gas won’t pass. As the gas builds up, the sufferer often feels like they swallowed a beach ball.
This condition is called incarcerated gas or trapped gas, and the homeopathic medicine that immediately comes to mind is Lycopodium.
Historically, for this unresolved gas pain, Lycopodium 200 is utilized twice daily until very much better. It has been a successful mainstay of my practice.
What about gas with indigestion?
Now, if there is indigestion, especially with an acidic taste, or if rectal burning occurs, an alternative to consider could be Nat phos 6X.
You can read more about this medicine and its use in my blog post, Heartburn, Reflux and Indigestion.
My late father was able to overcome his dependence on over-the-counter antacids with Nat phos. If you haven’t read his story, I encourage you to check out my blog, David vs. Goliath.
Enjoy food without gassy gut pain
Obviously, the best way to keep our guts happy and healthy is by eating good, nutritious, well-prepared foods. I would prefer that none of us eat the products of modern industrial gastronomy that will almost certainly lead to gas, indigestion and worse.
Rather than ingesting the symphony of preservatives and emulsifiers found in foods served in buckets or under arches, my family and I choose farm-fresh, home-cooked meals.
However, as I’ve said before, I want everyone to be able to eat a fast-food meal without dire consequences. When push comes to shove, and there’s no other choice — like on a late-night road trip when everything else is closed — we can counteract nutritional nihilism by having homeopathy on hand.
Add Lycopodium 200C and Nat phos 6X to your well-curated homeopathy kit, and you’ll be prepared.
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Thank You!
My pleasure, David.
Love lycopodium and nat phos!
What can be recommended for flatulence from many foods, no bloating. no pain, no smell ( over 65) for quite a few years
Starting in the morning after sleep. In the morning perhaps mixing bread and cheese . Gluten free doesn’t help
Should we try Carbo Vegetalis ? What dosage…please comment
Many Thanks
Al
When specifically is Carbo Vege used as it’s one of Boirons recommended remedies for gas?
And, what is best is there’s gas with foul odor?