What is Flatulence?
What is the treatment for Flatulence?
Lisiana Carter
The definition of flatulence
is said to be as a state of excessive gas in the digestive tract. The normal
flatulence done by people, is at least 12-15times a day, if all is well in your
digestive track.
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Flatulence is commonly
known by the other name same such as gas or farting or passing wind. This is a
natural part of every human being like you and me. When you flatulent, it leads
to combination of have wrinkled their noses.
What are the common causes of Flatulence?
This situation of
flatulence can turn into embracement if you had problem with flatulence such as
not having odorless flatulence or doing it more than the normal limit. So the
common causes of flatulence are as follows:
· Swallowing Air:
Whenever you eat and
drink, you also swallow air along with it. This air which you swallow is in
small amount, due to which you have normal flatulence. It is but obvious, if
you swallow more air than normal it will result in abnormal flatulence. More
air can be swallowed by unhealthy habits such as chewing gum, drinking
carbonated drinks and smoking.
· Dietary Choices:
This is what leads to
swallowing air. Your diet has direct connection with swallowing air. Along with
that if the food which you eat doesn’t get digested properly, it will lead to
unpleasant smell during flatulence. Some foods which are said to increase the
flatulence are broccoli, apples, cabbage and beans.
· Health Conditions:
Constipation can cause
bloating, due to which it leads to have upset stomach. Bowel obstruction is the main cause of
suffering from flatulence. Sometimes due to some medicines or nutritional
supplements it can also result in flatulence. Hormonal changes are also said to
have co-relation with this.
What are signs and symptoms associated with
Flatulence?
Flatulence is not a harmful
disease; it is a normal human condition.
It signs and symptoms are self-evaluated. But still we mention few points for sign and
symptoms it can have:
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Frequency of flatulence.
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Way of flatulence, normal air or a wind type.
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Having most of the flatulence as foul-smelling.
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Feeling bloated.
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Abdomen having knotted sensation.
How Flatulence is diagnosed?
Flatulence does not
require a diagnosis. If you are having frequently
foul-smelling flatulence, then you have the problem of flatulence. Still the
doctor can diagnosis you by checking your dietary habits. He may check you by
tapping the abdomen; if a hollow sound is intimated means you have gas. He may
ask you question about bowel movements. If you had problem with bowel movement
then he may send to have endoscopy.
Still you can some test
done:
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Abdominal CT scan.
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Abdominal ultrasound.
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Barium enema x-ray.
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Barium swallow x-ray.
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Complete blood count test.
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Sigmoidoscopy.
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Upper endoscopy (EGD).
What is the treatment for Flatulence?
Flatulence treatments
start first by self-care then by medical care.
·
Self-Treatment
You can control this by
first having a good diet. Then the second one try to decrease the amount of air
you swallow by unhealthy habits. Then have a look over the medication you are
taking. The last tip is to do some exercise.
·
Medical Care
If your flatulence is
unexplained, you can go for medical help. Have a consultation with your doctor,
he may suggest or prescribe you some medicine
What Expert/ US Health Institute are saying
about Flatulence?
If you do not treat
flatulence, then there is no long-term consequence; if and only if the flatulence is caused by unhealthy eating habits. If you
eat well there will no flatulence problem. The problem can get worse if this
flatulence is due to some bowel movement problem. It can lead you to have
depression and eating disorders. So the expert says you can maintain a healthy
diet so that you remain fit and live healthy.
Before ending this, here
is a very good line said by C. Mel Wilcox, MD, professor of medicine at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham and spokesman for the American
Gastroenterological Association-
"We've all got gas,
whether we admit it or not, But because everyone is different, some people have
more than others."
Lisiana Carter
About the Author:
Lisiana Carter, PhD in health is a health expert. Who has studied numerous health topics and manage to beat menopause and colon health naturally. She is contributing to ConsumerHealthDigest.com since 2011.
Lisiana Carter, PhD in health is a health expert. Who has studied numerous health topics and manage to beat menopause and colon health naturally. She is contributing to ConsumerHealthDigest.com since 2011.
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