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I loved the tip about carbonated drinks - most people never even think about that.

I have one other that my gastric surgeon told us about: straws.

When you drink through straws, the first portion of what you are getting is air, then you get whatever you are drinking.

I also remember a professor from college (human A&P) telling us that once you do have gas, if you lie on your left side it will pass quicker because of the way the ascending, transverse, and descending colon are set up. Am I remembering this correctly? (It has been over 12 years since that class!)

Oh, yeah - straws! I also left out sucking on hard candies...

You remember correctly, the colon goes in a clockwise direction, so lying on the left side helps gravity to move it along. Also massaging the abdomen in a clockwise motion has the same affect.

Thanks Michelle, I'll have to add these things to my article...

Shay

Often an indisciplined lifestyle which involves irregular eating habits, high stress, eating junk food and excessive eating are the causes of gas, flatulence and indigestion.

That's good to know about the left side- i recall when i was pregnant 18 years ago, my blood pressure was high and the Doctor made me turn on my left side for about 10 minutes. It apparently worked!