When one has bloated stomach and gives of flatulence or burping. This is caused by swallowing pockets of air when we are during eating, drinking or swallowing saliva or it can be caused when we digest our food, it releases gases and the body must remove these gases causing ‘wind’ symptoms.
On average one releases wind 5- 15 times daily, but that may increase to 40 times daily and is still considered normal.
Eating high fibre foods/medication i.e. High-fibre cereals, Brans, wheats and breads, fibre (bulk- forming) laxatives
High-fat foods
Gluten intolerance
Lactose intolerance
Irritable bowel syndrome
Eating certain carbohydrate (take longer to digest and release more gases) and fatty foods
Small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth (Blind loop syndrome), as it results from an imbalance in the intestinal microbiota, leading to excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine.
Certain carbohydrates:
Artichokes
Beans, lentils and pulses
Broccoli
Brussel sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Onions
Potatoes
Pasta
Corns
Fructose containing products (i.e. fruit juices)
Fruits i.e. apricots (depends on individual on which cause flatulence and belching)
Prunes
Raisins
Gluten-containing wheat
Sorbitol containing products (sweetener or sugar-free containing products)
Wind can also be caused by :
Emotionally stressed, anxious and nervous
Poor fitting dentures
Sucking on pen tops
Smoking
Not chewing food properly (swallowing large lumps can cause more swallowed air)
Disease: When food is difficult to digest i.e. food intolerance, constipation conditions and digestion conditions
Medication
Symptoms
Does one have:
Only wind?
Bloated stomach?
Belching?
Feel air moving inside from your stomach to abdomen and then release wind?
Trapped wind and burping ('foul rotten egg smell’)?
