For those who have problems with digesting lactose, you can try such products as Lactaid or Dairy-Ease, which, as the names suggest, help move along the lactose in dairy by using the enzyme lactase.
Finally, there’s simethicone or activated charcoal. Although not every medical professional is convinced of their worth, many users have been helped by such products as Gas-X, Mylanta or Charcoal Plus.
Diet and Lifestyle
If the medicines don’t help, you can take the hard road and try to adjust your diet and lifestyle to better process your food. That means you should avoid certain foods, try to adjust the frantic pace of your meals, consume more of the right fluids and get some exercise to regulate your system better.
Everyone knows that such foods as beans and cabbage rank among the world’s great gas producers, and cutting back on both requires no great sacrifice for most Americans. But did you know that cauliflower, apples, peaches, prunes, bran muffins, whole-wheat bread, artichokes, asparagus, pears, milk, beer, bran cereals, ice milk and sodas are also prime gas creators?
Here are five surprising things that may cause gas build-up:
1) Chewing gum: Stimulating your digestive system by chewing gum is akin to priming the pump on the well. Some of the enzymes produced by the habit can build up gas.