Excessive wind

I had the same problem plus needing to go to the toilet several times a day. I cut out gluten in my diet and I'm absolutely fine now....

I hadn’t realised so many of us are so flatulent, not the sort of thing that is normally discussed outside the family! I’m definitely one of the windy brigade and will have a look at some of the remedies!

A sigh is but a puff of wind,
Which rises from the heart.
If it takes a downward trend,
It ends up just a fart!

Beano pills work

I thought it was an age thing. My sister told me she had it a while ago but lives on her own. ?I’m getting windy and older!

Lol. Reminds me when I was in my late 30s and had fisticuffs with breast cancer. I'd always been a windy baby, so my mother always said, but during and after chemo, wow... I was like a hovercraft. It was especially difficult and slightly hilarious that when I went for dinner in the day hospice, all I could think of whilst trying to enjoy the gorgeous food they served, was "Why in the actual fook is my arse continually floating above the seat! I could never get through a meal there without bouts of hysterical laughter. I think they thought I was quite mad. 'But in the end, in Wonderland, we're all quite mad'

Peppermint oil capsules, my gp prescribed them a few years ago Copermil saved the problem..

windeze certainly working for my husband at the moment

My sons take pride in their flatulence, with number 3 son always announcing, ‘Cashier number three’or ‘good arse’, or ‘ speak on, sweet lips that never told a lie’.
Are men much cruder than women?

Alot of the above has had me in hysterics.
If farting was an oympic event,Dh would get the gold.

Oldbat1

Since starting statins I am definitely more windy.

It was Metformin with me - to lower blood sugar. I’ve had to come of it. I’ve never experienced anything like it!

If you’re on regular meds, it might be worth a review with your doctor (if you can get one). I don’t know what else can be done about excessive wind. My mum used to cheerfully fart in front of everyone, and if nobody took any notice, would say ‘Ooooh, that was a loud one!’ to draw attention to it!

Professor Tim Spector, a nutrition researcher at King’s College London, recommends taking care of your microbiome (the micro-organisms that live in the digestive system) by eating a Mediterranean diet, eating fermented foods like kefir and sauerkraut, avoiding junk food and cutting sugar right down.

Sugar feeds yeasts living in the digestive system. This can cause them to overgrow (become too numerous compared with other micro-organisms) or to start populating the upper digestive system, where they don’t normally live. This can cause farting.

As one or two others have advised, discuss it with your doctor if it is new and you are unable to account for it by any change in diet. It is unlikely to be anything sinister, but best to get checked out.

Yes I’ve been using Windeze or one of the other makes for years. After childbirth, hysterectomy, living in foreign places for years, saggy pelvic floor etc. it’s worth trying anything. Boots wind pills are a bit cheaper than the other makes. Just make sure the ingredients contain simeticone 25%. I first came across it inThe USA many years ago. Have also found peppermint capsules helpful (from the supermarket). Mebeverine prescribed by Doctor no use at all.
May try some of the other things posters have recommended.

I find I fart less if I reduce my milk intake. It also seems to help to prevent my ears and sinuses from becoming blocked.

Are you sure they're from your digestive system? Some vaginal looseness or prolapse as one ages can draw air in and let it out again noisily when you move.

I suffered for years with bloating and wind. Also a very embarrassing smelly bowel problem . Tried various remedies to no avail but now take H&B Live friendly bacteria capsules. One a day with food has made big difference with the bloating/wind and even the embarrassing smelly toilet problem has cleared. Altough I do wonder is it just me losing my sense of smell in my old age

It might be out of your control you do know it could also be your medication and who cares better out than in. lol

My mother used to repeat this little poem to us:

Let the air blow free
Where ere you be
Church or chapel
Knock the vicar off his prattle.

Think it referred to stopping the long, long, sermons the congregation had to endure back then.

I'm only 56 and have this problem. Though I do suffer with a hiatus hernia and Barratts Oesophagus. I try to either keep them in when out and about or let loose when in a noisy area, though that isn't always possible!
In my view, they're better out than in as I don't like stomach aches (I get enough discomfort already).
I'm also prone to the odd burps escaping.
Luckily, I rarely have smelly bum burps.
My SO will say things like "Git oot and waalk!" Or "Wasn't paying the rent..!"
One of my granddaughters drew a picture with the words, 'Grandad swears, Grandma farts'. Yup, that's us.
And it doesn't matter which foods I eat, either!!

My mother always said, "Better out than in!"

Someone mentioned gut flora, aka microbiome, and it does thrive on fibre. If you get more fibre into your diet it might improve your windyness but, be warned, it could get worse before it gets better! Go gradually.

Have you had antibiotics lately? They play havoc with your microbiome. You can repair it with pre- and probiotics e.g. high fibre foods and fermented foods like sauer kraut, kefir, kimchi, Greek yogurt but make sure they aren't pasteurised. Better still, make your own! It's great fun.

I have this problem, but as I live alone it doesn't really bother me. However certain foods do make the problem worse so I try to avoid these if I'm going out anywhere afterwards.

There could also be medical rasons for a windy problem, ie loose muscles down below after childbirth. Have you seen your GP about this?

Carbosylane capsules - they come in pairs - one dissolves to release activated carbon in the stomach and the other passes through to the intestine and dissolves there to do the same. Look on the internet for them.

It can be due to weak pelvic floor muscles. As we age and after the menopause our muscles become lax and any weakness can get worse. Might be worth getting a referral to your local bladder and bowel service, usually run by nurses with specialist training

If I take sweeteners or drink no calorie drinks full of artificial sweeteners I could fart for Britain!

Get yourself checked for colorectal cancer. I had very few symptoms, no pain, no weight or bloodloss. Ask your GP for a full blood count to check your vits/minerals and liver and kidney function. If there are any cancer indicators ask for a colonoscopy on the “two week cancer pathway”.