BACKGROUND/AIMS Bloating is an unpleasant but common gastrointestinal symptom that is experienced by many people at some stage in their lives. The current survey was conducted to investigate the epidemiology and risk factors of bloating and functional bloating (FB). In addition, we aimed to assess the association between bloating and functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). MATERIALS AN...

aim : the purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence of self report bloating and related factors in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). background : bloating symptoms are common in patients with ibs and have significant impact on normal daily function. patients and methods : this study was a community-based cross-sectional survey that conducted using a valid questionnaire ba...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Bloating is common bothersome symptoms and most studies conducted in the Western countries found that bloating was frequently associated with lower gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms but many patients complaint bloating as upper GI symptoms in the clinical setting. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of bloating, and to identify symptom grouping and finally document th...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and possible contributing factors to postprandial bloating in patients having chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) before and after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SETTING A tertiary care teaching hospital. PATIENTS Five hundred and seventy-eight patients with proven GERD. INTERVENTION Laparoscopic Nis...

Some people feel that they pass too much gas from below (flatulence) or burp too frequently, both of which can be a source of embarrassment and can be uncomfortable. However, most people who complain of excessive gas do not produce more than the average person. Instead, they probably have increased awareness of normal amounts of gas. On the other hand, several foods and certain medical conditio...

BACKGROUND The precise aetiology of chronic bloating remains poorly understood and underlying gastroparesis, small bowel bacterial overgrowth and colonic inertia may, individually or collectively, play a role. AIMS In this retrospective cohort analysis of symptomatic patients with chronic persistent bloating, we determined the clinical utility of wireless motility capsule and lactulose breath...

What's the Problem, and How Do You Diagnose It? Many HIV+ people develop problems with gas and bloating. Diagnosis is simple: ask yourself if you are experiencing more than the usual gas (flatulence, farting) or feeling an uncomfortable pressure in your abdominal area that comes and goes. Know that it is considered normal for the average person to expel a reasonable amount of gas approximately ...