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What Causes Excessive Bloating And Gas?
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I traveled to Nairobi, Kenya about a month ago for work, and got a bad bout of food poisoning. was unable to get treatment until I got home 7 days later. I recovered, but for several weeks, i suffered diarrhea every time I ate something. now that has cleared up, and I my stomach has mostly gone back to normal, but every time I eat a full meal, I bloat excessively and pass wind. Not little bits, major monster ones, in huge volumes, with violent smells, that last for ages. it is so bad that sometimes you can visibly see the pockets of air moving in my stomach, looks like I have a live creature living there. I did not know that it was possible for a human to produce so much gas.
Previously I never passed gas almost ever, i am probably aware of once ot trice a month. this is ridiculous.
How can this be treated? what is causing it?
I have been trying to watch my diet, eat very little junk food, avoiding meat, am eating lots of natural Veg.avoid large meals. I am a 48 year old female, usually very healthy.
Your help is much appreciated!!
Clair
I traveled to Nairobi, Kenya about a month ago for work, and got a bad bout of food poisoning. was unable to get treatment until I got home 7 days later. I recovered, but for several weeks, i suffered diarrhea every time I ate something. now that has cleared up, and I my stomach has mostly gone back to normal, but every time I eat a full meal, I bloat excessively and pass wind. Not little bits, major monster ones, in huge volumes, with violent smells, that last for ages. it is so bad that sometimes you can visibly see the pockets of air moving in my stomach, looks like I have a live creature living there. I did not know that it was possible for a human to produce so much gas.
Previously I never passed gas almost ever, i am probably aware of once ot trice a month. this is ridiculous.
How can this be treated? what is causing it?
I have been trying to watch my diet, eat very little junk food, avoiding meat, am eating lots of natural Veg.avoid large meals. I am a 48 year old female, usually very healthy.
Your help is much appreciated!!
Clair
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
<ravel to tropics might have caused helminthiasis which can also produce non-specific GI symptoms,excessive flatulence,bloating sensation in abdomen. I suggest you to go for stool routine examination and even it comes negative for ova,parasite or cyst,it will be prudent to take a course of anti-helminthic (like oral albendazole 400 mg at bed-time single dose and to be repeated after 10 days-standard dose).It is prescription drug.
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