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Glucophage • Bigsens • Diamin-500 • Diabetmin • Diaformin • Diaphage • Galvus met • Gluconorm • Mengen • Metchek • Metforal • Metored • Romidab

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Metformin

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Passing gas
Heartburn
Abdominal discomfort
Headache
Diarrhea
Flatulence
Metallic taste in mouth
Loss of appetite
Loss of strength
Rash
Reduced appetite

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A 40-year old asked:

What besides methane could smell like it?

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A 34-year old asked:

What do hydrogen / methane breath tests look for?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Chromosomes,POC/Fetal loss.Each metaphase was trisomy 14.Results:47,XX,+14. Is any tretmant for that?Who having abnormal Chromosomes me or my husband

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A 38-year old asked:

Is it true that ALS can be caused by the oxidation of the greenhouse gas methane?

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A 48-year old male asked:

Kindly let me know the uses, dosage and contraindication of methyl sulfonyl methane?

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A 27-year old male asked:

I stay away from eggs, leafy greens, milk + any else that can cause rotten egg/methane smelling gas. Yet my gas smells like rotten egg/methane. Why?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old male asked:

Have Crohn's disease in ileum. Stay away from eggs, leafy greens, or anything that creates rotten egg/methane smell. Yet I have rotten egg/methane gas?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

My Breath Test, showed I was positive for SIBO, hydrogen was at 130ppm went from 5 -130 in 120 minutes, and methane at 30ppm, went from 19 -30 in 120 minutes, what is the treatment for this? And what foods and things should I avoid?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Suffering from a strange condition. Frequently, I release foul farty smell from nose. Thought it's an illusion. But, people around me always feel suffocated. Is this because of SIBO or methane overgrowth? My social life is a nightmare?

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A 26-year old male asked:

Breath test showed suspected SIBO.There was a increase in hydrogren but not methane.I did another breath test that showed suspected fructose intolerance with increases to Hydrogen and methane.Given Xiflaxin for 2 weeks.Will this help SIBO/fructose?

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A male asked:

The flatulence, contain methane gas and butane gas, or only methane?

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A 30-year old asked:

Will methane gas cause problems for a carbon monoxide poisoning victim?

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A 31-year old male asked:

Can i take msm powder (methyl-sulfonyl-methane) while on prozac (fluoxetine)?

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A 20-year old male asked:

Can dim /di-indole-methane/ supplement that balances estrogen levels, help get rid of gynecomastia ?

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A 59-year old female asked:

Could someone with gas (flatulence) trigger an explosion of someone's supplemental oxygen if they are too close, because of the methane?

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A 26-year old male asked:

I tested positive for hydrogen dominant SIBO and tested positive for methane and hydrogen fructose intolerance.Sucrose negative.I have postive celiac serology but negative biospies.ALT(52),Bilirubin(1.7),and IgG slightly high.What is going on?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

I am 12 weeks pregnant and had gas stove exposure 5 minutes. Then i turned fire on.Smell was in kitchen and then rooms. Could it harm my baby? As far as I know it's propane and methane. But some CO burns while you set fire to stove. Worried?

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A 28-year old male asked:

I've been reading articles, can dybosis be a cause of ibs, acid reflux etc? I did a stool test and have dybosis and sibo.methane kind. can that be the root issue for acid reflux? belching? diarrhea and constipation? thank you

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