Excess Gas After Gallbladder Removal: Causes? Solutions?
Gallbladder removal can lead to excess flatulence—farting—an embarrassing and smelly situation. Here’s why and how to treat this problem. […]
Back to Back Upper Endoscopy & Colonoscopy: Personal Account
Here’s what it’s like to undergo a back to back or combined upper endoscopy with a colonoscopy, a step by step first-person account. […]
Does Walking on a Treadmill Desk Make You Feel Gassy?
Here’s why you might feel gassy after walking a while on your treadmill desk. […]
Why Does Gas Cause a Feeling of Urinary Urgency?
Ever feel like you have to go, but you know that your bladder is empty because you just voided? Then you pass gas, and the urgency is gone. […]
Can a Barium Swallow Test Rule Out Esophageal Cancer?
Do you have symptoms worrisome for esophageal cancer and are wondering if a barium swallow test can rule out this horrible disease? Symptoms of Esophageal Cancer • Difficulty getting food down the “food pipe” • [...]
What Does It Mean if You Can’t Rid of Trapped Gas?
If you keep feeling that you need to fart but can’t, this is no laughing matter. It can mean a tumor. This sensation may occur from time to time – but then the passing of [...]
Sharp Stomach Pains Before Having a BM that Make You Shake
You have an urge to poop; soon after sitting on the toilet you’re overcome with severe lower abdominal pain; as you strain your body starts shaking. What on earth can this mean? [...]
Can Indigestion Cause Left Side Chest Pain?
Left side chest pain is associated with a heart attack or temporary restriction of oxygen to the heart. But indigestion is also known to cause pain in the chest region. […]
What Makes GERD Worse Four Hours After Eating?
It’s that time again: About four hours after you’ve eaten, your GERD is really acting up. […]
How Suddenly Can GERD Begin?
Just how fast can the symptoms of GERD present themselves once the acid starts making its way up the esophagus? • Does GERD unfold slowly and with stealth? • Or can its symptoms suddenly come [...]
Can a Barium Swallow Be Normal Despite Severe Reflux?
If you’ve been suffering a long time from acid reflux, you may want to ask your doctor about a barium swallow test to screen for Barrett’s esophagus, a precancerous condition. The damage that the acidic [...]
Why Are Acid Reflux and Gas Worse Right Before Menstruation?
Ever notice that your acid reflux or gas worsens right before your period begins? There several reasons for this. It’s not in your head. “Reflux and gas may be worse right before menstruation for several [...]
Gurgling in Upper Stomach, Chest: Causes Include Cancer
If you’ve been hearing or feeling gurgling in your upper stomach or chest, cancer as a cause is not impossible. But the odds of this being benign in nature are piled in your favor – [...]
Constant Stomach Pain that Gets Worse when Eating
The patient said she had continuous stomach pain day and night that got worse eating. Her doctors could not find anything wrong. […]
Costochondritis or GERD? Symptom Overlap, Which Is It?
GERD and costochondritis (“costo”) both cause pain in the chest. Both can cause enough chest pain to make a person think they’re having a heart attack. But there are also differences between the chest pain [...]
Cause of Burping After Swallowing Food and Prevention
Are you embarrassed by all the belching you do after swallowing food? Do you hesitate to eat out because you know the burps will be coming soon after you swallow? […]
Can Grape Juice Cause or Aggravate GERD?
Don’t you just love grape juice, with its intense sweet flavor, but at the same time it seems to cause or at least aggravate GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease. […]
Can Gallbladder Removal Cause Heartburn?
Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) can cause heartburn due to reflux. It’s even possible to suffer this heartburn up to four months after gallbladder removal. For some patients, gallbladder removal is the end of troublesome [...]
Do Really Foul Smelling Farts Mean You’re Not Healthy?
It’s been said (by an unknown number of laypeople) that very stinky farts mean GOOD health. But can really foul smelling gas mean an illness? Truth is, the only people seemingly capable of announcing that [...]
Why Does Water Sometimes Cause Reflux When Eating?
Though water can cause acid reflux when eating, this isn’t a serious problem and will not harm you. However, there’s a reason why this occurs, and there’s a very easy solution. “Drinking water helps neutralize [...]
Lily’s Stevia Chocolate Bars’ Added Inulin Causes Farting
Lily’s Stevia sweetened chocolate bars may as well be called “fart bars” because their excessive amount of inulin causes flatulence. One bar contains 22 to 24 grams of fiber. […]
What Makes My Gas Smell So Bad?
Pheeuw, do you have really bad smelling gas? It's been said that really foul smelling gas means that the offender is very healthy. Of course, this is just a crazy myth. "Silent but deadly" has been [...]