Sherry/OsCal 500+D & Gassiness

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Sherry,

Thank you for the tip! Troubleshooting these things can be difficult

and sometimes just a point in the right direction can be all one

needs!

Terri Hassiak

BMI 60

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398

Appealed " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial - AND WON!!!

BPD/DS with Dr Pomp on 6/25/01

email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com

> Praise all that is Holy, I have found the source of my gassiness!!!

>

> I have been having the worst, most embarrassing gas in the

> evenings. I thought at first it was lactose intolerance, and

> after trying Lactaid & Dairy Care to no avail, I cut out milk

> and most other dairy products.

>

> When that didn't help, I researched and found out it could be

> a gluten intolerance. This was very depressing to me. I tried

> Beano to see if that would help, as was suggested, and it did

> nothing for me.

>

> I feared a future of either horrible, embarrasing gas, or having

> to do without bread & other flour products - both of which were

> equally unappealing to me!

>

> Then I started to notice that the gas would start an hour or so

> after I took my OsCal, and just increase throughout the evening,

> finally ending around bedtime or the time of my next BM.

>

> I *suspected* it was OsCal for awhile, then finally yesterday

> I just didn't take the OsCal. Guess what? No gas! I then

> went and saw my PCP today (for something else) and asked her

> while I was there if she knew of people having gassy trouble with

> OsCal and she said 'oh yes'.

>

> So I've made an appointment with my nutritionist for suggestions

> for other ways to get calcium. Maybe Oyster Shell Calcium and/

> or increasing foods rich in calcium - just anything that may

> allow me to eliminate the OsCal 500+D.

>

> In the meantime, since I know what's causing the gas, I can just

> take my OsCal before I go to bed instead of in the afternoon so

> that I can resume my social life. LOL

>

> I hope this information helps someone. I know I wish I'd known

> about it months ago before some embarrassing evenings out.

>

> Take care and good luck to all my fellow switchers and potential

> switchers!

>

> -Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA)

> BPD/DS Feb. 2, 2001

> self-pay

> 5'5 " / 328 pounds / 33 years old

> Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts

> Have lost 83 pounds since surgery!

> Total of 92 pounds gone forEVER!

> http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/