A Study of Intestinal Flatulence
Authors: John L. Kantor, Jerome A. Marks
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 November 1929A Study of Intestinal FlatulenceJOHN L. KANTOR, M.D., JEROME A. MARKS, M.D.JOHN L. KANTOR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JEROME A. MARKS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-3-5-403 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptI. PHYSIOLOGY OF GAS IN THE INTESTINENormally gas is present in the intestine in small amounts, insufficient to cause annoyance. It is readily passed, chiefly with the bowel movements, and is for the most part, odorless. The origin of this gas is two-fold, from the atmospheric air, and from food-stuffs.Atmospheric air is swallowed during eating, and especially while drinking. By far the greater part of the ingested air is quickly belched. 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