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What Causes An Increase In Flatulence While On Softeners?
Question: Hi, 3 weeks ago I had Haemorrhoidectomy. Since then I am on softeners and having a bowel movement every day. However I am farting a lot and it is awfully smelly. Why is that?
Brief Answer:
Depleted good flora of gut.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Our gut has its own flora of good bacterias termed as gut flora. Whenever we take food. It is acted upon by this flora hence causing proper digestion of food.
Awful smell and lots of gas are suggestive of fact that that food is acted upon by harmful bacterias and fungi (as most medicines and surgical procedures affect good flora of gut) causing improper fermentation of food hence causes the release of gases like hydrogen sulphide and ammonia etc causing bloating belching and farting.
Suggestion:
Add Pantoprazole(over the counter) in combination with domperidone slow release. Dom is a prokinetic drug and would prevent stagnation of food in intestines.
Secondly take a probiotic like VSL#3 twice daily for the next 2 weeks. This would help to the replete good flora of gut and would make digestion normal.
This is also an over-the-counter drug.
Take lots of yoghurts and probiotic rich food and green tea.
Eat boiled food.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ramesh Kumar, Gastroenterologist
Depleted good flora of gut.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Our gut has its own flora of good bacterias termed as gut flora. Whenever we take food. It is acted upon by this flora hence causing proper digestion of food.
Awful smell and lots of gas are suggestive of fact that that food is acted upon by harmful bacterias and fungi (as most medicines and surgical procedures affect good flora of gut) causing improper fermentation of food hence causes the release of gases like hydrogen sulphide and ammonia etc causing bloating belching and farting.
Suggestion:
Add Pantoprazole(over the counter) in combination with domperidone slow release. Dom is a prokinetic drug and would prevent stagnation of food in intestines.
Secondly take a probiotic like VSL#3 twice daily for the next 2 weeks. This would help to the replete good flora of gut and would make digestion normal.
This is also an over-the-counter drug.
Take lots of yoghurts and probiotic rich food and green tea.
Eat boiled food.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ramesh Kumar, Gastroenterologist
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