How can I relieve bloating?

• Try a low FODMAP diet.
• Relaxation, hypnotherapy, meditation can help to decrease the sensitivity and spasm in the bowel.
• Antispasmodic drugs reduce the spasms that cause gas to become trapped in the bowel. Peppermint oil (Colpermin, Mintec) also disguise the smell of gas.
• Bulk laxatives can help some people by encouraging expulsionof faeces and gas.
• Some Probiotics and Prebiotics.

• Simethicone, (Gas-X ,Ovol, Phazyme, Windcheaters). is an inert polymer that is said to work by reducing the surface tension of small air bubbles, thereby allowing them to coalesce into larger bubbles that are more easily eliminated.  

• Antrantil, a cocktail of herbal remedies

• Activated Charcoal is said to trap chemicals that are responsible for bloating. Common side effects include black coloured stools and constipation.  Activated Charcoal has had mixed reviews for IBS