Elwood, IL

A 23-year-old female asked:

I ate 3 hours before going to bed, but i woke up (9 hours after eating) in the middle of the night with terrible gas pains for 5 minutes and after farting a few times it went away. then 3 hours later at 6am i had a normal bowel movement. what is this?

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Dr. Dora Chizeaanswered

Anti-Aging Medicine 50 years experience

Most likely contaminated food/ drinks with mild acute gastroenteritis. Should resolve on its own otherwise see PCP.

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Reviewed Sep 26, 2021

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