Flatulence
An important component of digestion is the intestinal flora in the colon. It consists of innumerable bacteria that can decompose various components of our food, and our body reaches its limits when it tries to use them. During its work, the intestinal flora produces gases that can cause flatulence.
This happens particularly strongly during the decomposition of fibre-rich food and legumes. In moderation, these gases are harmless and are released easily and without pain. If the flatulence is unusually strong or persists for a long time, this indicates digestive problems.
This is often due to a change in diet or an incorrect diet, or to intolerances or food allergies. In addition to painful flatulence and constipation, diarrhoea can also occur at times. The symptoms are therefore very unspecific, but can usually be interpreted by the patient himself.
Everybody has ever eaten something “wrong” and felt unwell afterwards. The combination of abdominal pain, constipation and severe flatulence can indicate certain clinical pictures. Corresponding gastrointestinal diseases are irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn’s disease, both chronic diseases.
Back pain associated with abdominal pain and constipation
Patients with a so-called irritable bowel syndrome are more likely than other people to experience abdominal pain and digestive disorders such as constipation. It is easier to irritate the bowel, for example by eating certain foods. In addition to pain in the stomach, back pain can also occur.
These are also associated with the chronic disease fibromyalgia, which can also be accompanied by an irritable bowel. If the abdominal pain occurs in conjunction with back pain, organs other than the intestine may also be responsible. Many patients cannot localise kidney pain precisely and therefore describe it as back pain.
Extensive infections of the urinary tract organs can trigger corresponding pain. An ascending cystitis can spread to the kidneys and thus lead to an inflammation of the renal pelvis with a strong feeling of illness, high fever and pain in the abdomen and lower back. The projection of pain into the back through abdominal organs is not uncommon and does not necessarily mean a problem with the intestines or kidneys. In addition to all the circumstances described, however, isolated problems of the spine in existing gastrointestinal diseases can also be the cause of this clinical mixed picture.
