What causes intestinal gas?

In life, many people may have had this experience to a greater or lesser extent, that is, they often feel bloating in the intestines and feel particularly uncomfortable. In fact, there are many reasons for bloating in the intestines. It may be caused by indigestion, it may be caused by cold, or it may be caused by disease. But no matter what causes the intestinal bloating, we must treat it in time to avoid delaying the disease.

Causes of intestinal flatulence

1. Gastrointestinal diseases The main gastric diseases that cause gastrointestinal flatulence include: acute gastritis, chronic gastritis, gastroptosis, acute gastric dilatation, pyloric obstruction, gastric ulcer, gastric cancer, etc.; the main intestinal diseases include: bacterial dysentery, amoebic dysentery, intestinal tuberculosis, acute hemorrhagic necrotizing enteritis, etc.; complete or incomplete intestinal obstruction; superior mesenteric artery syndrome; intestinal parasitic diseases; gastrointestinal neurosis, including aerophagia, gastric bubble syndrome, hepatosplenic flexure syndrome, colon allergy, etc.

2. Liver, gallbladder and pancreatic diseases The liver diseases that cause gastrointestinal flatulence mainly include: acute or chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, primary liver cancer, etc.; biliary tract diseases include: chronic cholecystitis, gallstones, etc.; pancreatic diseases include acute or chronic pancreatitis.

3. Peritoneal diseases include acute peritonitis, tuberculous peritonitis, peritoneal cancer, etc.

4. Cardiovascular diseases include congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, mesenteric vascular embolism, thrombosis, mesenteric arteriosclerosis, etc.

5. Acute infectious diseases: various serious infections causing toxemia, sepsis, toxic pneumonia, typhoid fever, etc.

Identify the cause and provide targeted treatment. You can take some medicine to promote digestion.

1. Possible diseases:

Acute and chronic gastrointestinal inflammation, gastric dilatation, malabsorption syndrome, pyloric obstruction, intestinal obstruction, malabsorption, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cholecystitis, gallstones, pancreatitis, liver cancer, mesenteric thrombosis, peritonitis, asthma, hypokalemia, connective tissue disease, myxedema, etc.

2. First consultation department:

Accompanied by belching, acid reflux, upper abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea - first visit the gastroenterology department;

With pain in the whole abdomen, progressive aggravation, tense abdominal muscles, refusal to press, and vomiting - emergency general surgery;

With obvious abdominal mass, poor appetite, and weight loss - first visit the surgical department of oncology or general surgery;

With bitter taste in the mouth, loss of appetite, palpitations, weakness, and convulsions - first visit a general internal medicine doctor;

Accompanied by anorexia of greasy food and fatigue - first visit a gastroenterologist or hepatology specialist.

Some people are more prone to bloating. To reduce gastrointestinal bloating, do not eat too much, chew slowly when eating, and do not drink gas-producing beverages such as Sprite, Coke, etc. In addition, you should try to eat less gas-producing foods, such as tofu, mung bean sprouts, soybean sprouts, cabbage, bell peppers, leeks, garlic sprouts, sweet potatoes, milk, and high-protein foods. Eating high-fiber foods such as leeks, onions, bran, etc. to treat constipation and other digestive diseases often causes people to fart more. Therefore, it is best to gradually increase the intake of high-fiber foods, and this phenomenon will decrease after the digestive system adapts.

Drinking a bottle of yogurt every day can maintain the number of bacteria in the intestines that help digestion, and even people who are intolerant to sugar (who will experience bloating and flatulence when eating ordinary milk and dairy products) can digest yogurt. Drinking a cup of mint tea, green tea or fennel tea after a meal can help digestion. Mint tea can also relax intestinal muscles and cause people to fart to relieve discomfort.

1. Drink porridge and soup often: If you have bloating and burning sensation in your stomach, you can eat rice soup, barley soup or thin glutinous rice porridge or barley porridge frequently and in small amounts.

2. Drink some dilute vinegar: If the bloating is caused by indigestion, you can drink dilute vinegar two or three times a day. Add one tablespoon of rice vinegar to a cup of cold boiled water, mix well and drink it. Drinking a glass of lemon water every morning can also help.