What is flatulence?

**symptoms of flatulence** **One of the reasons for flatulence in the abdomen or stomach is swallowing air, although a part of the swallowed air comes out through burping or the mouth, and the rest of the air enters the intestine. In the following, we mention other symptoms of bloating.** **Eating food quickly and drinking liquids quickly** **use of drugs** **Use of alcohol** **chewing gum** **Consumption of carbonated drinks**

**cause of stomach bloating** **swallowing air** **Doing activities that cause air to enter the stomach while doing it, which includes: chewing gum, drinking liquids quickly, using drugs, consuming drinks that have gas, breathing quickly, etc.** **If the swallowed gases are not released in the mouth, they enter the small intestine and move towards the large intestine, and then exit through the anus.**

**malabsorption syndrome** **This disease is caused by a decrease in enzyme production due to gallbladder or tonsil problems.** **cause of malabsorption syndrome** **The nutrients produced through the wall of the small intestine enter the bloodstream and the rest of the nutrients are absorbed to the large intestine. Meanwhile, the blood delivers nutrients such as protein and calcium to the muscles and other organs of the body, and these extra substances are removed through the body's feces.** **Symptoms that cause malabsorption syndrome include:** **Stool loosening and its bad smell** **diarrhea** **The volume of feces and its light color** **weight loss** **skin eczema** **Other causes of this disease include: long-term use of antibiotics, laxative use, intestinal surgery and migration to areas where there are intestinal parasites.** **How to diagnose malabsorption syndrome** **When you go to the doctor and the doctor suspects the occurrence of malabsorption syndrome, in order to investigate this problem more closely, the patient must perform several tests. These tests include:** **Stool test: showing a lot of fat in the stool indicates malabsorption syndrome.** **Endoscopy: the doctor uses a narrow and flexible tube with a camera at the head to enter the intestine and the patient's intestine is examined.** **Sampling of the small intestine: in this method, a small tissue is removed from the intestine and checked in the laboratory for infection or other problems.** **Hydrogen test: In order to measure the amount of nutrients that the body absorbs, the amount of hydrogen in the patient's breath is measured by drinking a solution containing lactose or milk sugar.**

**How to treat malabsorption syndrome ** **At first, the cause of this disease must be diagnosed, sometimes it is possible that the patient can absorb food more easily due to a special diet. And in some cases, nutritional supplements are prescribed for the lack of these nutrients that are not absorbed in the body.** **Sometimes the existence of this disease is caused by the excessive activity of the digestive tube, which is made to relax the digestive system by prescribing certain drugs, but if this disease is caused by an infection, antibiotics will be prescribed to the person.** ** Lactase deficiency in the body: Lactose deficiency in the body causes stomach bloating, in this case it leads to a decrease in the ability to digest lactose. Often this abdominal bloating is accompanied by muscle cramping and diarrhea and appears as gas. With age, the level of enzymes decreases, and over time, people will experience more intestinal gas consumption by eating foods containing lactose.** **Constipation: If the passage of food through the large intestine is slow for any reason, then the bacteria have a lot of opportunity to evaporate the remaining material. **The cause of change in stool can be due to the following:** Foods: Some foods that cause gas in the stomach include: - **Having parasites in the intestine** - **Using a low-fiber diet** - **Diseases that cause intestinal inflammation** - **intestinal blockage** The thyroid gland is malfunctioning. - **use of drugs** Foods that contain fructose:** **Fructose is a type of simple sugar that is naturally present by eating some fruits such as plums, pears, figs, and grapes. Fructose can also be found in small amounts in artichokes, asparagus, onions, and wheat. Sometimes there is fructose in fruit juices, cookies, and other non-alcoholic beverages.** **Vegetables that have raffinose:** **Raffinose is actually a type of sugar that is found in some broad leaf vegetables, including: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and beans. There is a sugar called stachyose in beans, which is difficult to digest.** ** Dairy products that contain lactose: ** **A person who cannot tolerate lactose can hardly digest ice cream, milk, cheese and other products. In fact, the level of lactase in these people is very low. Lactase is an enzyme that is needed to digest lactose or sugar.** **Sorbitol:** ** Sorbil is used to sweeten chewing gum and sugar-free chocolates, and it is also used as a neutralizing agent in medicines. ** **Other problems:** **The existence of some diseases causes the food to not be digested well in the digestive system, in this case it leads to an increase in the function of intestinal bacteria and leads to stomach bloating.** Some of the foods that cause bloating are: **consumption of eggs** **use of meat, fish** **Consumption of some sweet fruits** **Consumption of some vegetables, tomatoes, zucchini and okra** **Consumption of carbohydrates such as bread, rice and...**

**When should you see a doctor to get rid of bloating?** ** Stomach flatulence is not caused only by using food, but with conditions such as social problems, stress and anxiety, and changes in eating habits, this disease can occur in a person. The most important thing is that you should have a healthy diet because causing flatulence can also affect the mood of life. **

**home treatment for flatulence** **Bloating is actually not a serious problem for human health and it can be solved by changing the lifestyle and proper diet.** **Home treatment includes:** **Using fragrant vegetables instead of cabbage, lettuce, etc.** **Doing daily activities including sports** Quitting smoking and drugs **Intake of liquids**

**flatulence in children** **Consumption of carbonated drinks and consumption of beans will cause bloating in children. If you notice that your child has bloating, reduce the consumption of milk. Instead of milk, you can use yogurt for your child because it is easy to digest.** ** Bloating in pregnancy** ** Abdominal flatulence is high during pregnancy, and this issue worries the mother, which first appears around 11 weeks of pregnancy and remains until the end of pregnancy.**

**Causes of flatulence during pregnancy** 1. **uterine swelling** 2. Progesterone 3. **Gas** 4. Constipation 5. **weight gain**

**Methods to prevent bloating during pregnancy** **Using light foods: To reduce bloating, reduce the amount of food. Foods that contain starch are more flatulent.** **Liquid consumption: Water consumption will help to hydrate the body by starting to consume water during the day, it brings good results, using fresh fruit juices in the diet helps to prevent bloating and constipation.** **Eating slowly: eating quickly or so-called swallowing causes more air to enter the stomach and causes gas in the digestive system, so try to always chew food slowly and well.** **Consumption of fiber-rich foods: use of carrots, oats, wheat bread, cereals, consumption of apples and pears are the best sources of fiber. If you want to introduce fiber into your diet, you should start consuming it slowly.** **Decreasing the consumption of fried and carbonated foods: There is no free gas in fried foods, but it slows down the digestion process and leads to bloating. Keeping calm: Keeping calm at home or at work and staying away from stress can help in your stomach bloating.** **Daily exercise and walking: doing sports activities during the day can reduce body gas. If you are not active during the day and night, the gas does not move in the body and causes bloating in the stomach. Avoiding sugary foods: sometimes during pregnancy, the desire to consume sweet foods will increase. **Using bitter foods: Using small amounts of bitter foods will help you in the digestion process. Some of these foods that can help include: consuming lemon juice and ginger in salads and warm water with daily consumption half an hour before meals can help stomach bloating.** **Use of fenugreek seeds:** **To get rid of stomach bloating and its treatment, you can use fenugreek seeds. Soak some fenugreek seeds and throw away the seeds the next morning. You can get rid of stomach thread by consuming this water.** **Laxative use: Laxatives are fecal laxative drugs that are active under the name of sodium docosate.** **Quit smoking and drugs: the use of drugs and smoking leads to complications such as acidity. You should stop smoking before planning pregnancy.** **Yoga practice: Yoga using techniques in breathing has an effect on the nerves, and in case of breathing problems, you can use sports movements in the open air.**

**Last Word** **One of the common digestive disorders is bloating, which in many cases can be controlled by changing the lifestyle and proper diet, and by visiting a doctor, the cause of abdominal bloating can be diagnosed and it will help you in the treatment process.**

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