Gas, boating and distention in IBS

Pooling of gas within the digestive tract and difficulty moving it downstream to get rid of it has been implicated in production of bloating and abdominal discomfort including infantile colic. However, the part of bowel involved in intestinal gas retention has not been well defined.

Salvioli and colleagues from the University of Barcelona recently performed a study of small bowel reaction to infusion of fat into the intestine and published their findings in the American Journal of Gastroenterology (August 2006). These investigators studied six patients with irritable bowel syndrome and compared them to healthy controls.

The authors found that in patients with IBS, there is gas retention associated with abdominal distention and distress. They concluded that fat infusion into the bowel inhibits propulsion of gas in the small intestine via reflex inhibition of small bowel transit. This is not accompanied by any significant effects on the colon.

Based on these results and those of some other recent studies, it may be concluded that the origin of bloating and distention symptoms lies in the small intestine.

Do you or someone you know has gas problems? If so, what measures have you taken to feel better?

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