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flatus

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flatus [′flād·əs]
(medicine)
Gas in the intestinal tract.


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People with lactose intolerance (the inability to digest lactose) who have consumed dairy products will allow the lactose to ferment in the large intestine where it can cause bloating, flatus, diarrhea and pain.
Unabsorbed fructose may serve as an osmotic load that draws fluid into the intestinal lumen, resulting in symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, flatus, belching, and discomfort.
Most flatus is produced in the intestine by undigested carbohydrates.
 
 
 
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