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Foul smelling gas. constant stomach rumbling. flatulence 400-500 times a day. diet modification/food journal + probiotics no help. now what?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Proper workup: You need a workup for malabsorption / maldigestion. Your primary care physician can begin it. Gluten enteropathy can present like this and so can Whipple's and a bunch of others. I'm sorry that a search for an easy fix wasn't successful, but not really surprised. Good luck.

Answered 1/22/2021

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A member asked:

Foul smelling gas. constant stomach rumbling. flatulence 400-500 times a day. diet modification/food journal + probiotics no help. now what?

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