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Passing gas
Gas, also called flatus or flatulence, is air in the intestine that is passed through the rectum. Air that is passed from the digestive tract through the mouth is called belching.
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A 31-year old female asked:
Is passing gas healthy?
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A 40-year old asked:
What to do if i feel like passing gas every 15 min. I don't know what is wrong?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Hello, I have had what I thought to be gas problems in my lower left side for a little over 3 days now. I have been passing gas. Doesn't seem to help?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Passing gas with sound veryfrequently?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can hemorroids cause pain in passing gas?
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A member asked:
I have bad smell while passing gas tell me how to remove it?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My 3weeks baby always fusses when passing gas should i worry?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Feel ab pain and ab swelling. Passing gas frequently. Lying down, i feel pain when i press my left side of my abs. Abnormal bm habit. What's this?
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A 37-year old asked:
Why am I passing gas in urine?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Constantly passing gas and rumbling in stomach for 5 days. What could cause this?
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A 52-year old male asked:
I have the feeling of passing gas but cant , stomach has been gurgling a lot also ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Stomach has been making noises and passing gas all day for the past 5 days. What could cause this?
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A 44-year old asked:
Please help docs! is passing gas frequently a sign of something bad or is it due to the food you ingest?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What can be causing my all of sudden loud noisy gassy bowels and passing of mucus when passing gas. It's noisy and explosive.
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is it normal to not have gas after colonoscopy? Had test 2 months ago and I do not recall passing gas afterward. I've read that most people pass a lot
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A 17-year old male asked:
Pain in groin passing gas a lot ?
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A 45-year old asked:
What could cause severe UTI and passing gas?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Is passing gas frequently a sign of pregnancy?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Is passing gas a lot a sign of early pregnancy?
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A 45-year old asked:
What signs causes pelvic pain and a hard time passing gas?
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A 27-year old female asked:
How does appendix pain begin?I have a mild pain around my lower abdon thats getting better after passing gas.is this appendix pain?
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A 48-year old female asked:
My abdoman is bloated all the time sometimes i get some relief by passing gas im hardly ever hungry but feel fat what could be wrong?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I feel itching rectum, before passing gas through rectum.After passing gas i will get relief in rectum.No blood and no pain in rectum ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
What meds can help a toddler with pain relief when passing gas, consulted on Sunday but no anti acid given Dr gouws in Unitas can I give him?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Had anal fissure surg 2 months ago. When will passing gas at any time ever go away. ( no control) dr said it will get better its not! help!
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A 19-year old female asked about a 19-year old female:
Why do I get little small stabbing pains inside my bellybutton when I have gas !? It's not severe the pain goes away after I start passing gas
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A 21-year old female asked:
I'm passing gas frequently during the day, it smells real bad, been taking flagyl, could Flagyl be causing me to have really foul smelling gas ?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Why do peanuts give me gas? I snacked on quite a few peanuts because i had not eaten dinner or lunch after work. I had been passing gas all day.
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A 28-year old male asked:
Pains in right chest above abdomen. Light pain is always there. But sometimes like at night, it gets worse and I'm unable to move. Passing gas helped.
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A 31-year old female asked:
My 3weeks old suffers from gas he is now on similac sensitive. He is doing a bit better with this one but still gets red passing gas, what can I do? =(
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