Helped Over 500,000 patients with 98%+ satisfaction.

Connect & Get Personalized 1-to-1 Answers from Expert Doctors

DoctorSpring > Question Home

Excessive FLATULENCE, LOOSE and watery BOWEL MOVEMENTS.

Resolved Question:

Hello Sir, I am 34, male, height 5.5 and weight 55kg. Suffering from Very very excessive flatulence since two years old patient(Slow Gas Leak with out knowing). It is affecting my work in confined walls and social life, working as a system engineer. It is totally disabling me and very depressed(Shifted my work station to an isolated place in office). Additionally last three months loose and watery bowl movements twice a day. But in this two years, some two to three months, I lived very happily with out any flatulence. Endoscopy with biopsy, Colonoscopy, CT scan, Blood test are normal.

High Flatulence: After 1-2 hours of food, increases in afternoon and night.
Stool: Soft and watery
Bowl movement : Twice (Urge after food)

Diet: Hotel Food (Idly, dosa, Meals)
Restriction: Diary, Caffeine, Spicy, and Gassy foods
Better: Very little significant betterment with home made food and complete rest (for a Month)
Past Food habit: Excessive Tea and smoking. No Alcohol.

Other complaints: Frequent belching, Mild Burning sensation in upper Stomach, Skin Itchiness, nervousness, emotional.

Surgery: Inguinal hernia at age 33.
Past Treatment: Chest Tuber closis at age 16, Migraine/Headache treatment for two years old patientat age 25.

Past Medication:

Librax, VSL3, Pan20 for two weeks - No difference (made worse)
Riffagut, Pan20,Nextio5mg for two weeks - No difference
Econorm, Mebeverine and Hifibre ispaghula husk for two weeks - No difference (made worse)

Current Medication:
Riffagut400 1-0-1
Providac (LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS) 1-0-1,
Histac 0-0-1
enteric-coated 40 mg pantoprazole 1-0-0,
Mebeverine 1-0-1 - Significant improvement (Volume of gas not reduced, Smell changed and significantly reduced).

Past one week I am under this medication feeling better up to 12.00 p.m and flatulence increases as day progress. Tried and tiered of using ginger, fennel, papaya, Pineapple, cumin, figs and buttermilk just increases no of bowl movements no comparative betterment. But to my surprise with out any specific medication , for some two to three months I was fully flatulence free.

Kindly help me.

Regards,
Ravi.

Category: Gastroenterologist, Medical

Ask Your Own Question

Category: Hepatologist
 31 Doctors Online

Hello.
Thanks for posting your query at DoctorSpring.com
I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you.
I would like to have some more information before I can give my opinion.
1. Was stool test done?
2. Do your symptoms worsen with any specific food items?
3. Are you on any digestive enzymes?
4. is there any loss of weight?
Get back to me with these information and I would give my opinion.
Regards,
Dr.R.K.


Patient replied :

Thank You for your reply Sir. 1. Was stool test done? - No 2. Do your symptoms worsen with any specific food items? - No specific food. But most gasy foods like gabbage, egg, milk, oninon, garlic, non veg, beans make the smell Very worse. Plain foods like Rice porridge are comparatively better. 3. Are you on any digestive enzymes? - Not now. Once tried unienzyme and Galto as self medication. but no difference 4. is there any loss of weight? - Yes. Weight reduced from 59 to 54. Thankyou Sir, Waiting for your reply.


Hi,
Thanks for providing the additional information.
Some of the common causes of increased flatulence are bowel infection, maladigestion/malabsorption, irritabale bowel syndrome and intake of gas forming food items.
You have mentioned about certain food items that increase your flatulence. Try to avoid them.
Get a stool test done to rule out infection.
Complete the course of rifagut - take it thrice a day for 2 weeks.
You can take Lesuride MPS thrice a day for 4 weeks.
Have regular bowel habit.
These steps would provide relief.
Get back to me after 4 weeks of following this advice.
Regards,
Dr.R.K.


Dr. Ratnakar Kini
Category: Hepatologist
Experience: 
Fellowship - DM - TN Dr.MGR Medical UniversityResidency - TN Dr.MGR Medical University Medical School - Stanely Medical College, TN Dr.MGR Medical University
Dr. Ratnakar Kini and 4 other Medical Specialists are ready to help you

Users who read this, also read:

Make informed and better medical decisions.

Join the 500,000 people who found a smarter, quicker way to get Answers, Recommendations & Expert Opinions.

Expert Doctors at fingertips

Recommendation on next step. Second-opinion.Multi-specialty.

Save Time

Average time for answers: 6 hours.

Save Money

$35 for typical specialist consult vs. $120 for a local appointment.

Free Follow-ups

Clarify, ask further questions for free in private conversation.

100% Satisfaction

Money back guarantee for the 1st reply. MEDNET Quality Board.

Start My Consultation

CHAT NOW

About DoctorSpring.com

Doctor Spring is a novel online Doctor consultation platform where you can get your medical questions answered by leading Doctors. Just Submit your question and rest assured that you will consult a Doctor easily. Once you submit the question, the Doctor from the concerned specialty will reply within hours. You can always ask more questions or add details with follow-up question options and make it an online doctor chat. You may use this service to consult a specialty or for getting medical second opinion. All paid services come with a MEDNET quality assurance and 100% money back guarantee.

DoctorSpring in news