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Bloated, Gastric Issue, Period Pain. On Probiotic Diet. What Can Help?

Hi- I am middle-aged, pretty healthy and active. I am increasingly uncomfortable due to periods of abd bloating and passing large amounts of (I think) stronger smelling/foul smelling gas throughout the day. For the past year or so, I generally pass some stool each day, but it is small "balls" of stool instead of a formed stool. I eat lots of finer each day between my cereal and multiple fruits and veggies (at least 3 raw ones each day) and drink a min of 6 glasses of water per day. I have 1 or sometimes 2 caffeinated beverages each day. I've added a teaspoon of chia seeds and a probiotic to my diet which seemed to have helped a bit, but I'm open to any suggestions!
Thanks-
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The symptoms that you are having are likely to be due to gas and indigestion with some constipation. You need to use over the counter laxatives regularly for at least two weeks and stop taking caffeine for relief.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Rakhi Tayal ,
drrakhitayal@gmail.com
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Bloated, Gastric Issue, Period Pain. On Probiotic Diet. What Can Help?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The symptoms that you are having are likely to be due to gas and indigestion with some constipation. You need to use over the counter laxatives regularly for at least two weeks and stop taking caffeine for relief. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Rakhi Tayal , drrakhitayal@gmail.com