potatoe hack gas?

shepheka · 02-25-2013, 05:00 PM

Am I the only one who gets terrible gas when I do this? Is it normal? This is my second attempt at doing this potatoe hack and I am really gassy!

adillenal · 02-25-2013, 05:29 PM

No problems when I eat the Yukon Golds. Some people say not to eat the skins.

shepheka · 02-25-2013, 06:18 PM

Thanks, I will try that.

svenskamae · 02-25-2013, 07:42 PM

I'm so glad you asked this question.

This is day 2 of potato hacking for me, and starting this afternoon I was having a problem with gas. I will start peeling off the potato skins before eating and see if that helps.

Yennie · 02-25-2013, 07:58 PM

Not been a problem for me. I am about 50/50 on whether or not I eat the skins.
However, wholeheartedly second the ginger recommendation. BUT I would like to warn, from personal experience, watch out for the ginger candy with xylitol. I had horrible stomach pains (I have my own personal ulcer friend, I've named him Ralph, he likes to come visit at the most inopportune time). I went to the co-op & bought ginger tea and some candies to suck on. This was the first time I hadn't been able to find my usual brand of ginger candy so I got some with xylitol in one of those little Altoid knock off tins. Ate 1/2 a tin in one afternoon, spend the rest of the evening and most of the night in the bathroom.
But, on the flip side, if I'm ever constipated I know what will get things moving!!!

Key Tones · 02-25-2013, 09:25 PM

I had a bout with gas early on. Hang in there. It improved quickly, but I don't know why. I thought maybe it was that time I ate cold potatoes, but I did it again the next week and nothing.

ouizoid · 02-26-2013, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Key Tones

I had a bout with gas early on. Hang in there. It improved quickly, but I don't know why. I thought maybe it was that time I ate cold potatoes, but I did it again the next week and nothing.

yes--seems to be temporary. There are a lot of temporary conditions associated with starting the PH. I believe that in addition to the adaptation phase (new microflora in your gut), there is a detox that happens. This can be uncomfortable, but I hope that people hang in there, because the benefits are wonderful.

BaileysGirl · 02-26-2013, 09:47 AM

Yep!! LOL I only did it for a day and a half but I def had it then!

Demonica · 02-26-2013, 09:50 AM

When I did the PH, I had gas from hell too. and I had to become a contortionist to get the bubbles out because they would not budge willingly

SICCHI · 02-26-2013, 04:04 PM

Yes I had this problem painfully when I was eating the skins. I still do a little without them, but was reading about the good gut flora in potatoes. Now, everytime I have had any supplement or vitamin to improve gut flora (which is from slow metabolism), I have had gas but it passes as the body gets used to it. I know, I know, its annoying though right?
Anyone like me who generally has issues with slow metabolism, I have just started taking spirulina for the last 2 weeks and OMG, what a difference. Flax seed muffins too, I feel brand new. Can't believe it has taken me so long to figure this out!
Spirulina tastes absolutely

, but totally worth it

SICCHI · 02-26-2013, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonica

When I did the PH, I had gas from hell too. and I had to become a contortionist to get the bubbles out because they would not budge willingly

HAHAHA!

Yep, it can get like that!

02-25-2013, 05:00 PM	#1
shepheka Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Clinton, Utah Posts: 155 Gallery: shepheka Stats: 130/118/110 WOE: JUDD Start Date: Feb 20, 2013	potatoe hack gas? Am I the only one who gets terrible gas when I do this? Is it normal? This is my second attempt at doing this potatoe hack and I am really gassy!

02-25-2013, 07:58 PM	#5
Yennie Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: PNW Posts: 1,004 Gallery: Yennie Stats: 5'2" 34yo 199/sig/130 ~*~ 5# until no longer obese WOE: A.I. 1/1-1/20; JUDDD 1/21/13, Potatoes as needed Start Date: 2013 is the year of the weight loss!	Not been a problem for me. I am about 50/50 on whether or not I eat the skins. However, wholeheartedly second the ginger recommendation. BUT I would like to warn, from personal experience, watch out for the ginger candy with xylitol. I had horrible stomach pains (I have my own personal ulcer friend, I've named him Ralph, he likes to come visit at the most inopportune time). I went to the co-op & bought ginger tea and some candies to suck on. This was the first time I hadn't been able to find my usual brand of ginger candy so I got some with xylitol in one of those little Altoid knock off tins. Ate 1/2 a tin in one afternoon, spend the rest of the evening and most of the night in the bathroom. But, on the flip side, if I'm ever constipated I know what will get things moving!!! __________________ ***************************************** 15-Feb-2013: down 10# & 10.5"; 31-Mar-2013: down 20.9# and 17.5"; 15-May-2013: down 30# & 23" Next big goal: 163.5# (total loss of 35.5#) by 1-June-2013 = BMI 29.9 & no longer "obese" for the first time since 2009. My Potato Hacking Journal All I ask is that you lead an evidence-based life.

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02-25-2013, 05:29 PM	#2
adillenal Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 7,098 Gallery: adillenal	No problems when I eat the Yukon Golds. Some people say not to eat the skins.

02-25-2013, 06:18 PM	#3
shepheka Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Clinton, Utah Posts: 155 Gallery: shepheka Stats: 130/118/110 WOE: JUDD Start Date: Feb 20, 2013	Thanks, I will try that.

02-25-2013, 07:42 PM	#4
svenskamae Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,927 Gallery: svenskamae Stats: 235/178/135 5'3" WOE: Nutritional Ketosis/Primal/JUDDD Start Date: January 15, 2012	I'm so glad you asked this question. This is day 2 of potato hacking for me, and starting this afternoon I was having a problem with gas. I will start peeling off the potato skins before eating and see if that helps.

02-25-2013, 09:25 PM	#6
Key Tones Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,543 Gallery: Key Tones Stats: 312/195/? Down 117 Start Date: LC start 2005; Now a paleo potato hacker!	I had a bout with gas early on. Hang in there. It improved quickly, but I don't know why. I thought maybe it was that time I ate cold potatoes, but I did it again the next week and nothing.

02-26-2013, 09:47 AM	#8
BaileysGirl Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,639 Gallery: BaileysGirl Stats: 222/190.5/175 WOE: Juddd Start Date: Jan 12 2013	Yep!! LOL I only did it for a day and a half but I def had it then!

02-26-2013, 09:50 AM	#9
Demonica Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Eastern Indiana Posts: 1,001 Gallery: Demonica Stats: 210/155.9!!!/140 WOE: low to moderate carb JUDDD Start Date: February 2010	When I did the PH, I had gas from hell too. and I had to become a contortionist to get the bubbles out because they would not budge willingly

02-26-2013, 04:04 PM	#10
SICCHI Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: MELBORNE, AUS Posts: 341 Gallery: SICCHI Stats: 68KG/63.9/59 WOE: JUDDDD Start Date: 29/8/12	Yes I had this problem painfully when I was eating the skins. I still do a little without them, but was reading about the good gut flora in potatoes. Now, everytime I have had any supplement or vitamin to improve gut flora (which is from slow metabolism), I have had gas but it passes as the body gets used to it. I know, I know, its annoying though right? Anyone like me who generally has issues with slow metabolism, I have just started taking spirulina for the last 2 weeks and OMG, what a difference. Flax seed muffins too, I feel brand new. Can't believe it has taken me so long to figure this out! Spirulina tastes absolutely , but totally worth it