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Flatulence

Flatulence is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. A proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environmental air; hence, flatus is not entirely generated in the stomach or bowels. The scientific study of this area of medicine is…

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Other names
Farting, breaking wind, passing gas, cutting the cheese, cutting one loose, ripping one, tooting
Specialty
Gastroenterology

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Flatulence

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related to Entertainment · 18
Flatulence → AD, Also, Augustine, Europe, Fartomaniac, French, God, Historical, Intentional, Le Pétomane, Methane, Mr, Patrick Smash, Pétomane's, Rabelais, Saint Augustine's City, The, Thunderpants
related to Cause · 9
Flatulence → Anything, Brassica, Brussels, Cauliflower, Flatulence-producing, Intestinal, Jerusalem, The, Those
related to Terminology · 9
Flatulence → According, American English, British English, Colloquially, Derived, In, Non-medical, Oxford English Dictionary, These
related to Volume · 9
Flatulence → Fermentative, FODMAP, For, Intestinal, Lactobacillus, Most, One, Some, This
has impact · 8
Flatulence → In, It, Kyoto Protocol, Proposals, Since New Zealand, The New Zealand, To, While
related to Odor · 8
Flatulence → Also, Another, Bismuth, Bismuth The, Devrom, However, Rarely, Some
related to Volume and intestinal gas dynamics · 6
Flatulence → It, Normal, Researchers, Similarly, The, This
related to Pain and bloating · 4
Flatulence → Other, Preparations, Such, While
related to Personal experiences · 4
Flatulence → For, People, Some, While
related to Society and culture · 4
Flatulence → In, People, The, While

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flatus gas intestinal odor volume may hydrogen increased produced normal also methane farting bloating patients sulfide excessive fart bowel syndrome

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FlatulenceOther namesFarting, breaking wind, passing gas, cutting the cheese, cutting one loose, ripping one, tooting1.00infobox
FlatulenceSpecialtyGastroenterology1.00infobox
Flatulenceis aexpulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus0.90text
irritable bowel syndrome that produced symptoms of bloating were attributed to increased production of intestinal gas.Howeverinstance offunctional bowel disorders0.80text
three significant pieces of evidence refute this theoryinstance offunctional bowel disorders0.80text
inulininstance ofespecially oligosaccharides0.80text
indoleinstance ofcompounds0.80text
skatoleinstance ofcompounds0.80text
ammoniainstance ofcompounds0.80text
short-chain fatty acids were thought to cause the odor of flatusinstance ofcompounds0.80text
irritable bowel syndromeinstance ofantibiotics and probiotics are also used to treat bloating in patients with functional bowel disorders0.80text
and there is some evidence that these measures may reduce symptoms.A flexible tubeinstance ofantibiotics and probiotics are also used to treat bloating in patients with functional bowel disorders0.80text

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