Gastrointestinal Distension or Meteorism

Flatulence (Meteorism): Prevention

To prevent meteorism (flatulence), attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors. Behavioral risk factors Diet Wrong eating and drinking habits such as hasty eating and drinking carbonated beverages. Consumption of vegetables and legumes (due tocontained sugar molecules rhamnose and stachyose,which can not be utilized in the small intestine and only in the colon … Flatulence (Meteorism): Prevention

Flatulence (Meteorism): Symptoms, Complaints, Signs

The following symptoms and complaints may occur along with meteorism (flatulence): Leading symptoms Feeling of fullness Tightness feeling of the clothes Pressure / pain in the middle and / or lower abdomen; possibly colicky (wave-like). Accompanying symptoms Belching Flatulence (intestinal wind) Warning signs (red flags) for somatic causes of disease The following anamnestic information or … Flatulence (Meteorism): Symptoms, Complaints, Signs

Flatulence (Meteorism): Therapy

Therapy for meteorism (flatulence) depends on the cause. General measures Review of permanent medication due topossible effect on existing disease. Avoidance of psychosocial stress: Bullying Mental conflicts Stress Nutritional medicine Nutritional counseling based on nutritional analysis Nutritional recommendations according to a mixed diet taking into account the disease at hand. This means, among other things: … Flatulence (Meteorism): Therapy

Flatulence (Meteorism): Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90). Fructose intolerance (fruit sugar intolerance). Lactose intolerance (lactose intolerance). Porphyria or acute intermittent porphyria (AIP); genetic disease with autosomal dominant inheritance; patients with this disease have a 50 percent reduction in the activity of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase (PBG-D), which is sufficient for porphyrin synthesis. Triggers of a porphyria … Flatulence (Meteorism): Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Flatulence (Meteorism): Complications

The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by meteorism (flatulence): Cardiovascular system (I00-I99) Cardiac arrhythmias (HRS) due to Roemheld’s syndrome (reflex cardiac symptoms caused by gas accumulation in the intestine and stomach; e.g. after sumptuous, high-fat meal; symptomatology: extrasystoles (heartbeat that occurs outside the physiological heart rhythm), sinus … Flatulence (Meteorism): Complications

Flatulence (Meteorism): Examination

A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps: General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, body weight, body height; furthermore: Inspection (viewing): Skin, mucous membranes and sclerae (white part of the eye). Abdomen Shape of the abdomen? Skin color? Skin texture? Efflorescences (skin changes)? Pulsations? Bowel movements? Visible … Flatulence (Meteorism): Examination

Flatulence (Meteorism): Test and Diagnosis

Laboratory parameters of the 1st order – obligatory laboratory tests. Small blood count Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein) or ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate). Liver parameters – alanine aminotransferase (ALT, GPT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, GOT), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (γ-GT, gamma-GT; GGT). Electrolytes – sodium, potassium Elastase in stool – protein-cleaving enzyme from … Flatulence (Meteorism): Test and Diagnosis

Flatulence (Meteorism): Drug Therapy

Therapeutic target Reduction of symptoms Therapy recommendations Symptomatic therapy with silicone dioxide mixtures (defoamers) and spasmolytics. If necessary, also probiotic therapy (see below). Attention. To treat meteorism in the long term, the underlying disease must be found. See also under “Further therapy“. Furthermore, the following substances can be used: Probiotics: see below supplements Silicone dioxide … Flatulence (Meteorism): Drug Therapy

Flatulence (Meteorism): Diagnostic Tests

Obligatory medical device diagnostics. H2 breath test – to rule out lactose, fructose, or sorbitol intolerance In this test procedure, a baseline determination of exhaled hydrogen concentration is made before the examination begins; then the affected person is asked to ingest the test sugar (either a lactose, fructose or sorbitol solution) and subsequently the hydrogen … Flatulence (Meteorism): Diagnostic Tests

Flatulence (Meteorism): Micronutrient Therapy

In the context of micronutrient medicine (vital substances), the following vital substances are used for supportive therapy of flatulence and related conditions: Probiotics The above vital substance recommendations were created with the help of medical experts. All statements are supported by scientific studies with high levels of evidence. For a therapy recommendation, only clinical studies … Flatulence (Meteorism): Micronutrient Therapy

Flatulence (Meteorism): Medical History

Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of meteorism (flatulence). Family history Are there any diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in your family that are common? Social history Is there any evidence of psychosocial stress or strain due to your family situation? Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints). … Flatulence (Meteorism): Medical History