Could this be die-off reaction???

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Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for all of your advice so far. This message board has been so

helpful. I have UC for 8-9 years now,I have been on the diet 3 weeks and have

seen many positive changes since starting it. My biggest issue has been these

awful gas pains that started AFTER I started the diet. I have never experienced

them before. Today, the air/gas is rumbling around so much in my

upper-intestines that I swear it feels exactly like the sensation I had when I

was pregnant and the baby kicked/moved/hic-cupped. Moms will know what I mean

about this feeling. There is no way that I am pregnant, so we can rule that out

but is it possible that die-off is causing this much activity? I can see slight

movement as the air bubbles through my intestines. Again, it's very much like

watching a pregnant belly as the baby moves! I am NOT pregnant so what could

this be & is there anything that I can do to stop all this gas? Charcoal? I

don't think it's anything that I'm eating but it may be. Today, so far, I have

had 1 very ripe bannana for breakfast because I've ruled out they are not

bothering me, 2 hard boiled eggs & 1/2 a beef patty for lunch & the pains, as

usual, started about 2 PM. Thanks for any advice, Peggy H. UC/Asacol