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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: Less gassy? |
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| A delicate subject but were you the type of person who was rather, ummm, gassy back in North America and find yourself less toot-tastic in Korea? What I can only attribute to my french canadian heritage, I always found I was hoisting myself by my own petard after almost any meal. In Korea, far, far less so. I can only conclude there's something very common in North American processed foods that simply doesn't exist in Korean foods, something I don't have a gene to digest. |
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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Aren't you back in Canada now? |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| boatofcar wrote: |
| Aren't you back in Canada now? |
Yes. And gassed up again. |
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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| eat less bread. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Could be mild lactose intolerance. Much heavier on the dairy in Canada than they are here. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Lekker wrote: |
| eat less bread. |
Yeah, I think it might be the yeast. Don't really know, though. |
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Spryguy
Joined: 14 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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I have an extremely annoying stomach. It was to the point where I couldn't go anywhere for 2 hours after eating a meal.
Since I've been here (5 months) I have rarely had a problem, except when I eat at western restaurants. I feel liberated cause I can actually go out and enjoy myself without having to plan around my gut.
It's the bread and the dairy. I haven't had milk in months, and I don't eat bread more than once a week. |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Yep less gas.
And less indigestion. I think the latter is caused by the lack of good chocolate here which results in me eating less of it.
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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The standard Korean diet is pretty low on fiber and complex carbs.
Think of all that gas as your colon saying "Thank you". |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Paji eh Wong wrote: |
The standard Korean diet is pretty low on fiber and complex carbs.
Think of all that gas as your colon saying "Thank you". |
Most research now says that there is little relation betwen fiber and lack of colon cancer. It was another of those fan death things.
oppps, sorry, we westerners dont have those, do we.
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ryouga013
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:22 am Post subject: |
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Which foods cause gas?
Most foods that contain carbohydrates can cause gas. By contrast, fats and proteins cause little gas.
Sugars
The sugars that cause gas are raffinose, lactose, fructose, and sorbitol.
Raffinose. Beans contain large amounts of this complex sugar. Smaller amounts are found in cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus, other vegetables, and whole grains.
Lactose. Lactose is the natural sugar in milk. It is also found in milk products, such as cheese and ice cream, and processed foods, such as bread, cereal, and salad dressing. Many people, particularly those of African, Native American, or Asian background, normally have low levels of lactase, the enzyme needed to digest lactose, after childhood. Also, as people age, their enzyme levels decrease. As a result, over time people may experience increasing amounts of gas after eating food containing lactose.
Fructose. Fructose is naturally present in onions, artichokes, pears, and wheat. It is also used as a sweetener in some soft drinks and fruit drinks.
Sorbitol. Sorbitol is a sugar found naturally in fruits, including apples, pears, peaches, and prunes. It is also used as an artificial sweetener in many dietetic foods and sugar-free candies and gums.
Starches
Most starches, including potatoes, corn, pasta, and wheat, produce gas as they are broken down in the large intestine. Rice is the only starch that does not cause gas.
Fiber
Many foods contain soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber dissolves easily in water and takes on a soft, gel-like texture in the intestines. Found in oat bran, beans, peas, and most fruits, soluble fiber is not broken down until it reaches the large intestine, where digestion causes gas.
Insoluble fiber, on the other hand, passes essentially unchanged through the intestines and produces little gas. Wheat bran and some vegetables contain this kind of fiber. |
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gas/
I don't really eat that much rice, but I sure like my fruits... so I get it in the end either way. |
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Matilda
Joined: 17 Jun 2006
Location: Gimhae gal
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I find it is worse after eating dwenjang or samjang!! |
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Eedoryeong
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
Location: Jeju
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Less gassy? |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| A delicate subject but were you the type of person who was rather, ummm, gassy back in North America and find yourself less toot-tastic in Korea? What I can only attribute to my french canadian heritage, I always found I was hoisting myself by my own petard after almost any meal. In Korea, far, far less so. I can only conclude there's something very common in North American processed foods that simply doesn't exist in Korean foods, something I don't have a gene to digest. |
Get off the wheat, it's the wheat, goddammit! You ate rice all the time over here. Sorry to the Canadian farmers.
But you'll be thankful later. BTW it takes about 3 months for the effects of wheat to completely leave your colon, so set yourself in for awhile. Oh and look to see if pizza shops have ricebread dough. We have a shop that sells ricebread dough pizza and I can enjoy pizza again. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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No "friends" in Canada, either, OP?  |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:01 am Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
| No "friends" in Canada, either, OP? |
Still looking for your first male/male experience? Or did you manage to scare that up? I still have the homo erotic emails you used to send me, if anyone wants to see them. |
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