Gas/Flatus - Excessive
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What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
Your doctor will perform a physical examination with special attention to your abdomen, and ask questions about your symptoms, such as:
- What is your diet like?
- Has it recently changed?
- What foods do you eat commonly?
- What foods have you eaten recently?
- Have you increased the fiber in your diet?
- How fast do you eat, chew, and swallow?
- Would you say that your gas is mild or severe?
- Does your gas seem to be related to eating milk products or other specific foods?
- What seems to make your gas better?
- What medications do you take?
- Do you have other symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, early satiety (premature fullness after meals), bloating, or weight loss?
Diagnostic tests that may be performed include:
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