Conditions
Flatulence
We fart when we’re awake, we fart when we’re asleep, and we even fart when we’re dead. So, if you’ve been told that the Queen doesn’t fart and that women’s gusty contributions are accompanied by angelic harp music (and smell like flowers), don’t believe a word of it! On average, most people pass gas 15 times a day, but anything up to 40 times in one day is considered normal. The food we eat is digested and absorbed in the small intestine. And wind is produced by the digestive system as enzymes and bacteria break down carbohydrates and proteins in your food. Of course, certain foods can provide a little extra firepower, such as beans, cauliflower, cabbage, kidney beans and artichokes. In such instances, it might be wise to distance yourself from your nearest and dearest.
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I have so much trapped wind in my stomach, I look pregnant. I am 31 years old and this has been for the last 3 months. My GP sent me for an ovarian ultrasound but all is fine there. I just can't seem to get this wind out and it is so painful. Im usually a size 14 but have had to buy maternity clothes to accomodate the swelling and pain. Please can you recommend foods that will help me to pass the wind naturally or even medication that will take the pregnant look away?
Hi
I fart 45 times a day on average and this is not good for me as im a girl and i eat healthly and i also poo 4 times a day and i want to know why this is can u help me
Hi i have been having excessive wind and going to the toilet alot to urinate, and am wondering are the two related, its really getting anoying having to go for a wee all the time an passing wind alot could there be a problem. my diet has not changed and it has been happening for a few months now.
hi, i got a huge swallowed stomache. its painful if someone rubs it touch it always hard and as soon as i eat/drink somethin it swallows like a ballon and hurts and i feel like vomatin i cant lay down cause it feels the food will come up to my throw and i would vomate it feels like burnin inside stomache crumbles loudly gas burp and farts whole day i have lived with this condition for over 5 years i had gallstones removed i thought i would be better and i did for short while now same pain am experiencing doctors advised me to eat healthier and drink water and exercise now i would love to do all tha but i am in a stage where this condition has takin over my body mind and soul emotionally am depressed angry sad irritated lazy low selfesteem no confidence i blame everythin i go through each day on my fat belly i cant have a boyfriend because of my fat belly am not sexy am not funny am not interestin i cant look for jobs i love cause they wudnt take someone like me i would fit in their companies/organisations i dont want to be seen outside cause every person got flat stomache and normal thas the emotions i got through everyday i wake up and wish i was never born the physical condition is worse too i cant sit properly i cant walk far i feel sick all time am bloated i fart constantly and burp far too much am embarrassed to go out or even let anyone come over financially i cant afford buyin new clothes cause old ones doesnt fit anymore so i wear anythin tha covers the belly area
please wots wrong wit me?
writting this rite now hurts my back i feel the weight am caring on my belly weakens my back and my legs
i know i have to eat rite, drink alot water, exercise, stay away from fizzy drinks and junk food, stop smokin and no alcohol
all these things i have heard before i want to do everythin but imagine if the problem is not tha maybe i got stomache cancer or there is far more serious reason for my stomache to be this way maybe there is internal problems could it be gastric or is it only fat am worried tha the day i decide to have a baby i wont be able cause of this
if i know wots wrong with me then i can treat myself and feel better i refuse to believe tha its only fat a dream day would be to wake up one day and feel absolutely fine to enjoy food without wantin to vomate after 2 bites
PLEASE HELP HELP HELP!!!!!
Hi, i dont no how to say this, but i release a lot of wind from my vagina when i have sex, it doesnt smell or anything its just noisy! is there anyway to stop it, as its really embaressing.
hi i have been told that my bottom smells of poo and i have herd people saying this wth out me nowing please help me i have been to the doctors tried anasole cream never worked went back he jst said wash more regular i wasnt happy it smells and gets sticky wot could it be thanks
Recently over the past few months, I've had constant flatulence, all day and all night. I've also had very loose bowel movements which usually start about an hour after I've eaten. I can sometimes go to the toilet 5 times a day! This has been happening for the past 4 weeks. Is this normal?
hello im 30 years old and for as long as i can remember my bottom has always been the same,i just wondered if there was anything that would help me not to break wind all day every day :( its so embarrising as well as normal they smell awful as i dont open my bowls often sometimes its like 1 a week help …
Hi please can someone help me I want to know if whats wrong with me is normal or is serious. When I lie down or even stand up n bend if I pull in my stomach muscels I pass wind out my vagina, its embarrasing if I do excersises with people as it always happen,I'm too embarassed to go to the doctors and I just think it will cause so much more problems when I'm older and will be much mire embarrasing. Help please
For as long as I can remember when I wake in the morning I suffer from trapped wind. I have to rush to the toilet where the wind loudly escapes and I do a soft poo at the same time.
I have no problems during the day, it is just first thing in the morning. I don't eat late or drink after a certain time.
Is this common?
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