to think my farts are ruining my life

[Fartproblem]

They are very smelly and I don't know why I do so much, I also burp excessively but this is easy to control and also don't smell.

I don't drink gassy drinks and have a normal diet. Have see gp who wasn't interested - can anyone help?

[FunFunFunInTheSunSunSun]

Yes RedLocks and then DH says loudly "did you just fart?!" Then when I say "no its my IBS playing up" he'll say "yeah whatever, you farted!"

Little does he know that if I did actually fart in front of him he'd definitely know about it, because it'd be like dropping a canary into an toxic mine shaft... He wouldn't be getting out alive!!

[Hackersschmakers]

Go low carb. It was a revelation to when I did it to lose weight - all IBS/ stinky farts vanished. I can't tolerate white processed carbs.

[BarbarianMum]

I was like that for years and years OP. It got steadily worse, then I eventually got acutely ill. Was diagnosed with Coeliac disease and then Crohns some months later.

Since cutting out gluten I hardly fart at all.

[StackladysMorphicResonator]

FODMAPs is incredibly restrictive and difficult to live with. Before trying anything so drastic (which should anyway always be done under medical supervision) you could try activated charcoal tablets. I have IBS and excess wind, and they've been incredibly effective for me at cutting down the wind, bloating and cramps.

[cocobean2805]

I am banned from eating quorn and tofu since the fateful night in September 2014, otherwise known as fartgate. It was a gastrointestinal party of epic proportions, I nearly killed my DH with my atrocious fluffs (and he's quite tough!) Poor man. Just a mention of bean based veggie products is enough to turn him green at the memory. Turns out, quorn doesn't agree with me.