The active ingredient in Gas-X is simethicone. Simethicone is the #1 doctor-recommended OTC ingredient for fast gas relief - it helps break up gas bubbles in your stomach and intestines. Once this trapped gas is broken down, your body can then get rid of the gas naturally.

Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: dizziness, fainting. Get medical help right away if you have any very serious side effects, including: slow/shallow breathing, slow/irregular heartbeat, mental/mood changes (such as confusion), deep sleep, pain with urination.

Simeticone Brand names: Wind-eze, WindSetlers, Infacol, Dentinox Colic Drops. Find out how simeticone treats farting (flatulence), bloating and trapped wind, and colic in babies, and how to take it.

If you have problems with gas, it may help to limit foods known to cause gas and bloating (including beans, cabbage, high-fat foods) or use digestive enzymes. Ask your doctor or a dietician to help review what you eat.

Medications known to interact with simethicone

• levothyroxine.
• levothyroxine / liothyronine.
• liothyronine.
• liotrix.
• thyroid desiccated.

Anecdotal evidence links older age to increased gas production. This has been attributed to the metabolic changes that take place at this time of life. These include a general slowing of the metabolism, a decrease in muscle tone and less-effective digestion.

Here are some quick ways to expel trapped gas, either by burping or passing gas.

1. Move around. Walk around or exercise.
2. Get a massage. Try gently massaging the painful spot, which can stimulate gas to move downward and out of the body.
3. Do yoga poses.
4. Drink more liquids.
5. Try herbs.
6. Try baking soda.
7. Drink apple cider vinegar.

Foods most often linked to intestinal gas include: Beans and lentils. Asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and other vegetables. Fructose, a natural sugar found in artichokes, onions, pears, wheat, and some soft drinks.

Foods and beverages that can cause gas include:

• beans.
• broccoli.
• wheat.
• onions.
• garlic.
• dairy products.
• sugar alcohols.
• fizzy drinks.

Nausea, constipation, diarrhea, or headache may occur. If any of these effects last or get worse, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly. The magnesium in this product can cause diarrhea. Using an antacid that contains only aluminum along with this product can help control diarrhea.

Loperamide may cause a condition that affects the heart rhythm (QT prolongation). QT prolongation can rarely cause serious (rarely fatal) fast/irregular heartbeat and other symptoms (such as severe dizziness, fainting) that need medical attention right away.

How to Manage Flatulence

1. Stay hydrated. Drinking enough water helps you avoid constipation, which may help your symptoms.
2. Exercise.
3. Avoid dairy.
4. Avoid veggies that cause gas.
5. Ask your doctor about your meds.
6. Avoid soda.
7. Limit fermented foods.
8. Do kegels.