Originally Posted by
Jazzop
I promise I'm not trying to start trouble with this thread. Although I'm sure some people will quickly degenerate the discussion.
I have noticed that on flights longer than 4 hours, I develop painful gas that cannot be "dissipated" (so no, I'm not silently violent toward my seatmates). Fortunately for them, it "resolves" itself only after being on the ground an hour or so.
Does anyone else have this problem? Any preventions/remedies? FWIW, I avoid drinking carbonated drinks in flight, sticking to wine, scotch/rocks, and/or the bottled water.
Being pressurized for a higher altitude, gases trapped in your system will expand in the air. During WWII, crew in unpressurized planes were sometimes unable to carry on their missions due to being incapacitated by the pain. Try to avoid foods that cause excessive gas 24 hours before a flight.