Symptom: Flatulence
Flatulence: Gas passed from the anus
Detailed cause information for symptom: Flatulence:
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Symptoms related to Flatulence: belching (18), abdominal bloating (70), abdominal distention (0)
Flatulence type of: Digestive symptoms (397), Abdominal symptoms (272)
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Possible causes of symptom: Flatulence: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Flatulence as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Normal physical needs
- Normal infant
- Habitual air swallowing
- 3-month colic - the common flatulence in infants up to 3 months due to immature gut.
- Gallbladder disease
- Colon cancer
- Diverticulitis
- Diverticulosis
- Peptic ulcer
- Stomach infection
- Gallstones
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Food allergies
- Aerophagia - swallowing air creates both belching and also flatulence
- Gut fermentation - creates additional gas in the intestinal tract.
- Gastroparesis
- Intestinal motility disorders
- Colonic bacterial fermentation
- Malabsorption
- Malabsorption syndromes
- Pancreatic insufficiency (see Pancreas symptoms)
- Pancreatic carcinoma
- Biliary disease
- Celiac disease
- Small intestine bacterial infection
- Lactose intolerance - which causes malabsorption
- Lactase deficiency
- Milk allergy (type of Food allergies)
- Giardiasis
- High-fiber diet
- High legume diet - i.e. beans
- Intermittent bowel obstruction
- Partial bowel obstructions
- Small bowel diverticular
- Pancreatic disease
- Biliary disease
- Short bowel syndrome
Conditions listing symptoms: Flatulence: The following list of conditions have 'Flatulence' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Flatulence: The following list of conditions have 'Flatulence' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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