Health Tip: Preventing Excess Gas: MedlinePlus

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Health Tip: Preventing Excess Gas

Avoid gum and hard candies

By Diana Kohnle

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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(HealthDay News) -- Excess gas in the digestive tract can make you feel bloated and uncomfortable.
The American Gastroenterological Association offers these suggestions to help prevent the condition:

• If you wear dentures, have your dentist check them to be sure they fit properly.
• Don't chew gum or eat hard candies, particularly those that contain sorbitol.
• Avoid eating foods that contain high fructose corn syrup. Also avoid carbonated drinks.
• Don't eat foods that tend to cause gas, such as cauliflower, broccoli, beans, bran and cabbage.
• If you are lactose-intolerant, restrict dairy products.
• Try exercise -- especially jogging, walking or calisthenics.

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