What are the symptoms of flatulence?

Abdominal flatulence is due to the excessive filling of visceral gas in the abdomen, which leads to the increase of the overall volume of visceral organs and then expands outward from the abdomen. Generally, the abdomen with mild symptoms is not obvious, but I feel full in my stomach. In severe cases, visible bulges are formed outside the abdomen, internal organs are prominent, and there is a banging sound when knocking at the door. This is what we often say, abdominal distension is like a drum.

Abdominal flatulence is divided into upper abdominal flatulence, lower abdominal flatulence and total abdominal flatulence according to the location.

Generally speaking, flatulence in the upper abdomen is the expansion above the navel, usually caused by pneumatosis in the stomach or transverse colon. General flatulence is from the lower part of the chest to the upper part of the navel, and colon flatulence is generally located in the left and right abdomen parallel to the navel. Generally, it is caused by indigestion, indigestion or constipation.

(flatulence in upper abdomen)

Flatulence in the lower abdomen and total flatulence are generally caused by flatulence in the small intestine. Small intestine is located in the middle and lower part of abdominal cavity, mainly distributed below navel to pelvis. The barn is a passage from the stomach to the large intestine. It is about 7-9 meters long and is divided into three parts: duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The diameter of the small intestine is 1.0- 1.2cm, which is six times the height. After flatulence, the small intestine can expand two to three times. Abdominal distension caused by flatulence in the small intestine is generally located in the center of the abdomen, which can form total abdominal distension in severe cases. Because 90% of the human abdomen is occupied by the small intestine, the expansion caused by the small intestine is the most obvious.

(Complete abdominal distension)

Under normal circumstances, there are a lot of bacteria at the lower end of ileum. If chyme is fermented in this intestine to produce gas, too much gas will hinder the downward movement of food in the intestine, and the food will stay in the small intestine for too long. Under the action of bacteria, repeated fermentation will produce a lot of gas, causing flatulence in the whole small intestine, and the expansion length of the small intestine can reach more than 5 meters, thus causing abdominal distension.

(the state of the small intestine when it becomes normal)

At this time, food can not pass through the small intestine smoothly, causing flatulence and constipation, which is called "gas secret" by Chinese medicine. There is no obvious change in the patient's weight, because at this time, the intestine is mainly gas and chyme, and there is no large amount of feces accumulation in the colon. Because the gas is light in weight, after the small intestine is inflated, the gas will move upward with the downward movement of food and accumulate in the ileum, and the more it gathers, the more it gathers.

To solve the problem of flatulence, we must first distinguish the position. If it is flatulence in the upper abdomen, we can take Martinling and Jianwei Xiaoshi tablets to speed up the downward movement of food. If it is full abdominal distension, you can massage clockwise, eat some white radish, ventilate and promote gas discharge.