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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 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 29-year old asked:
How to stop myself from spontanious passing gas from the vagina?
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Does it ever happen that a hiatal hernia make passing gas difficult?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is it normal to feel like passing gas when putting on tight shaping garment?
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A 25-year old male asked:
What are the best diet/food to control flatulence,ibs and passing gas?could doing exercise assist me to to be relieved from that?
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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 asked:
My two month old hasn't pooped since yesterday evening. He's eating, not vomitting, and passing gas. Its been almost 24hrs. Should I be concerned?
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A 28-year old female asked:
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A 25-year old male asked:
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Is taking probiotics good for IBS and too much passing gas??
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I have bad smell while passing gas tell me how to remove it?
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Is it normal for a man to feel as if he has to urinate when passing gas out his rear?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Why I'm sweating day and night, have an increase in passing gas, depression and fatique/excessive tiredness?
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I felt slight flank pain when not passing gas. I felt the movement of air. Is it dangerous?pls help
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Blood when passing gas. When I call my primary care dr what response should I get? I am 70 year old female with no health problems.
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