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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Belching, bloating and flatulence
Aerophagia (habitual swallowing of large amounts of air)
Air entrapment (hepatic or splenic flexure)
Foods containing the carbohydrate raffinose, e.g. beans, cabbage, cauliflower
Increased Awareness of normal amount of gas
Infection: Giardiasis
Inflammation around the anus (e.g. haemorrhoids) and oesophagus(e.g. oesophagitis)
Intolerance to lactose (and other sugars)
Irritable bowel syndrome
Malabsorption: bacterial overgrowth (small intestine), coeliac disease, biliary disease, pancreatic insufficiency, pancreatic carcinoma
Non-ulcer dyspepsia
Aerophagia (habitual swallowing of large amounts of air)
Air entrapment (hepatic or splenic flexure)
Foods containing the carbohydrate raffinose, e.g. beans, cabbage, cauliflower
Increased Awareness of normal amount of gas
Infection: Giardiasis
Inflammation around the anus (e.g. haemorrhoids) and oesophagus(e.g. oesophagitis)
Intolerance to lactose (and other sugars)
Irritable bowel syndrome
Malabsorption: bacterial overgrowth (small intestine), coeliac disease, biliary disease, pancreatic insufficiency, pancreatic carcinoma
Non-ulcer dyspepsia
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