Gas?

[KavaKitty]

Seriously, gas. Ever since I started imbibing The Root, I've found myself farting up a storm. Does anyone else have this problem and, if so, what do you do to alleviate it? It's embarrassing, to say the least.

 

[Edward]

Do what the Queen does. Go to the bathroom and let go...

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Yes it gets better ... a little food helps but yeah I remmeber I farted up a storm Ecspecially when I first started !!

 

[theGrogfather]

Next day is always worse for me. Allow Obi Wan to share my experience.

 

[nabanga]

Absolutely.
I am surprised the topic doesn't come up much more often on the forum. You have broken the ice, or maybe the wind, on the subject.

For me, I never had any wind issues from years of drinking fresh green kava. But start drinking the dry kava trad prep, and I'm doing more damage to the ozone layer than a field full of dairy cows.

 

[verticity]

Yup. You have discovered kava's stinky little secret..

 

[Capitán Bastos]

 

[Groggy]

 

[Edward]

 

[TribalCulture]

Have you used any forms of milk with extracting the kava#?
I had that issue when I first tried a milk based extraction, turns out I'm lactose intolerant, since the switch up to using almond milk, gas hasn't been an issue with kava, unless I eat vegetables after I had a few shells

 

[Capitán Bastos]

Have you used any forms of milk with extracting the kava#?
I had that issue when I first tried a milk based extraction, turns out I'm lactose intolerant, since the switch up to using almond milk, gas hasn't been an issue with kava, unless I eat vegetables after I had a few shells

You could try goat milk?

 

[KavaKitty]

I don't use milk, I use warm water. I think it's probably from plant material making its way through the strainer (an old t-shirt). It's not horrible, and they're not stinky farts, but they're....LOUD, lol.

 

[kavadude]

Well if you're using an old t-shirt, maybe try upgrading the strainer? Fijian strainers are great. Micronized and poorly strained kava seems to be the main cause of GI issues for me

 

[VictoryRider]

Wait, what??? Girls don't fart... I'm confused.

Kava definitely breaks *something* loose. Every time I drink kava, it's not so much the gas,
but *everything* in the pipe deciding it's time to vacate the premises. Once that happens,
things settle down.

 

[Jonathan]

I think it's just part of the deal with kava - it's the fiber, to the best of my knowledge.

There are ways to minimize it though. Personally I find restricting dairy and carbs works, and drinking plenty of water. I don't get too bad of gas when I'm eating meat or fat with kava...