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I changed my diet. eating small meals every 3 hrs comprising complex carbs and protein. since then suffering frm excess flatulence and stool leakage.?

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Dr. Darrell Herrington answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Bowel flora : An inadequately-addressed problem of bowel function involves imbalance of bacterial population. Dietary changes and/or antibiotics can bring this on, and correction involves encouraging the lactobacillus and acidophilus organisms to proliferate, suppressing the methane-producing bacteria like e. Coli, proteus, pseudomonas, etc. Try a probiotic twice daily like culturelle, and yogurt twice daily.

Answered 3/26/2013

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