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Question: I have a chronic problem with 'flatuence.' I am always passing gas. (My sister has the same problem). I am a Catholic Priest, 58 years old, in fairly good health. I sometimes have IBS Systems (constipation versus diarrhea). But the biggest problem is that I am "farting" 60-70 times a day. It is really embarrassing because they are smelly, silent or loud and it has been a problem for years. I have been to a GI Doctor in the last year who did a colonoscopy and an endoscopy and found nothing out of the normal. I have tried those 180 mg tablets of simethicone taking up to 10 a day (no change) and other over the counter gas remedies (no change). I cut out aspertermine (arficial sweeteners) no change. I do have neurofibromatosis type 1. I have had malignant tumors in my chest, lungs, heart area and had a thoracotomy two years ago that was a large malignant nf type 1. I have a PET scan every 6 months, and total spine, neck, brain and thoracic MRI's every 8 months to make sure the NFs have not degenerated (again) to a malignant state. There are no NF-1s in my abdomen that could be causing this.
What should I do about all this passing gas and the embarrassing farting? Sometimes when I do pass gas, I loose control of my spinster and end up having an accident (loose uncontrollable stools come out) and it is a real mess.
Brief Answer:
Indigestion
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX
You are really going through an embrassing problem. What I understand from your history is that you have actually some indigestion problem probably arising from the quantity of fatty food you are consuming or some enzymatic defficiency from the pancreas leading to the accumilation of gasses in the abdomen with a tendency to go to toilet frequently.So I advise you to cut the oils and fats absolutely to nothing and try some enzymes like diastase, yeast tablets and also pancreatic enzyme tablets under the advice of your primary physician.
Along with this I will advise you to have abdominal exercises in the form of sudden exhaling of breath with push of the abdomen to to tone your abdominal muscles. Also please be sure that any type of food or eatable which aggrevates this problem should be avoided.
I am sure after following this schedule you will get relief in your problem.
Truly,
Dr. J. Ticku
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