Flatulence causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Carlos A Lopez, M.D. [2]

## Causes

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### Life Threatening Causes

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Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

### Common Causes

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* Acetaminophen
* Albuterol
* Biliary disease
* Caffeine
* Cystic fibrosis
* Clostridium difficile
* Diverticulitis
* Lisinopril
* Irritable bowel syndrome
* Intermittent bowel obstruction
* Malabsorption
* Obesity

### Causes by Organ System

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Cardiovascular | No underlying causes

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Chemical / poisoning | Polyethylene glycol
Dermatologic | Carbohydrate malabsorption, malabsorption , HIV related malabsorption, intestinal tuberculosis, tropical sprue, whipple's disease
Drug Side Effect | Acetaminophen, acarbose, acamprosate calcium, albuterol , bexarotene, bupropion, butalbital, calcium carbonate , levodopa and carbidopa, cevimeline, cidofovir, chloral hydrate, citalopram , clindamycin, codeine, denosumab, disopyramide, dolutegravir, dulaglutide , etodolac, exenatide, flurbiprofen, glipizide, glycopyrrolate, lactulose, lanreotide, lisinopril, lithium, lovastatin, medications, megestrol acetate, megestrol, meropenem, mesalazine, metformin, midodrine, misoprostol, miglitol, modafinil, moxifloxacin, naproxen, niacin, nitrofurantoin, norfloxacin, octreotide, ofloxacin, oxaprozin, pantoprazole, pergolide, polyethylene glycol, piroxicam, rabeprazole, Human chorionic gonadotropin, rifampicin, ritonavir, simethicone, simvastatin, sotalol, sunitinib, tacrolimus, tramadol, thalidomide, tolcapone, tolmetin, varenicline, vilazodone
Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes
Endocrine | Pancreatic cancer, pancreatic disease, pancreatic insufficiency
Environmental | No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic | Abdominal surgery, aerophagia, alteration of intestinal motility, amebiasis, biliary disease, blastocystis, bowel fermentation, caffeine, carcinoid tumors, celiac disease, cholesterolosis, chronic constipation in adults, chronic diarrhea in developed countries, chronic functional constipation and fecal incontinence in infants and children, chronic mesenteric ischemia, cirrhosis of liver, crohn's disease, diverticulitis, diverticulosis, fecal incontinence in infants and children, gallbladder disease, gallbladder disorders, gallbladder polyps, gallstone ileus, gallstones, gastric intestinal metaplasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal toxicity of radiation therapy, giardiasis, hepatic encephalopathy in adults, hypersalivation, intermittent bowel obstruction, human growth hormone, intestinal bacterial overgrowth, intestinal motility disorders, intestinal obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome, lactase deficiency, metorchis, pancreatic carcinoma, pancreatic insufficiency, pneumatosis intestinalis, postoperative ileus, probiotics for gastrointestinal diseases, short bowel syndrome , small bowel diverticular, swallowed air, lactase deficiency, metorchis, pancreatic carcinoma, pancreatic insufficiency, pneumatosis intestinalis, postoperative ileus, probiotics for gastrointestinal diseases, short bowel syndrome, small bowel diverticular , swallowed air
Genetic | Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, cystic fibrosis, colon cancer , enteropathy-type intestinal T-cell lymphoma, glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
Hematologic | No underlying causes
Iatrogenic | No underlying causes
Infectious Disease | Amebiasis, blastomycosis, clonorchis, clostridium difficile, colonic bacterial fermentation, cyclospora infection, dientamoeba fragilis, giardiasis, hookworm infection, metorchis, opisthorchis, small intestine bacterial infection
Musculoskeletal / Ortho | Abdominal surgery
Neurologic | Hepatic encephalopathy in adults
Nutritional / Metabolic | Acarbose, apples, beans, bowel fermentation, brussel sprouts, cabbage, caffeine, malabsorption, carbonated beverages, chewing gum, chronic diarrhea in developed countries, crayfish, dietary factors, eating too quickly, food allergies, glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency, gut fermentation, herbal products, high fiber diet, high legume diet,increased intake of fructose, increased intake of lactose, increased intake of sorbitol, introducing solid foods and vitamin and mineral supplementation during infancy, lactase deficiency, lactulose, lobster, tropical sprue, traveler's diarrhea, mixed nuts, metabolic syndrome, obesity, onions, peanut, pork, prunes, raisins, shellfish, shrimp, undigestible starches in fruits, undigestible starches in vegetables, undigestible starches legumes
Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes
Oncologic | Colon cancer, anal cancer, carcinoid tumors, cirrhosis of liver, enteropathy-type intestinal T-cell lymphoma, pancreatic carcinoma
Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes
Psychiatric | Aerophagia , anxiety
Pulmonary | Pneumatosis intestinalis
Renal / Electrolyte | Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes
Sexual | No underlying causes
Trauma | No underlying causes
Urologic | No underlying causes
Miscellaneous | 3-month infant due immature gut, aerophagia, eating too quickly, fecal incontinence in infants and children, habitual air swallowing, normal in healthy individuals, normal infant, normal physical needs, obesity

### Causes in Alphabetical Order

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* 3-month infant
* Abdominal surgery
* Acarbose
* Acetaminophen
* Aerophagia
* Albuterol
* Alpha glucosidase inhibitors
* Alteration of intestinal motility
* Amebiasis
* Anal cancer
* Anxiety
* Apples
* Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
* Beans
* Bexarotene
* Biliary disease
* Blastocystis
* Bowel fermentation
* Brussel sprouts
* Bupropion
* Butalbital
* Cabbage
* Caffeine
* Calcium carbonate
* Levodopa and Carbidopa
* Carbohydrate malabsorption
* Carbonated beverages
* Carcinoid tumors
* Colon cancer
* Celiac disease
* Cevimeline
* Chewing gum
* Chloral hydrate
* Cholesterolosis
* Chronic constipation in adults
* Chronic diarrhea in developed countries
* Chronic functional constipation and fecal incontinence in infants and children
* Chronic mesenteric ischemia
* Cirrhosis of liver
* Citalopram
* Clindamycin
* Clonorchis
* Clostridium difficile
* Codeine
* Colonic bacterial fermentation
* Crayfish
* Crohn's disease
* Cyclosporiasis
* Cystic fibrosis
* Denosumab
* Dientamoeba fragilis
* Dietary factors
* Disopyramide
* Diverticulitis
* Diverticulosis
* Dulaglutide
* Eating too quickly
* Eluxadoline
* Enteropathy-type intestinal T-cell lymphoma
* Etodolac
* Exenatide
* Fecal incontinence in infants and children
* Food allergies
* Gallbladder disease
* Gallbladder polyps
* Gallstone ileus
* Gallstones
* Gas-containing sodas
* Gastric intestinal metaplasia
* Gastroesophageal reflux disease
* Gastrointestinal toxicity of radiation therapy
* Giardiasis
* Glipizide
* Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
* Glycopyrrolate
* Gut fermentation
* Habitual air swallowing
* Hepatic Encephalopathy
* Herbal products
* High fibre diet
* High legume diet
* High-fiber diet
* Human chorionic gonadotropin
* Hookworm
* Hypersalivation
* Increased intake of fructose
* Increased intake of lactose
* Increased intake of sorbitol
* Intermittent bowel obstruction
* Intestinal bacterial overgrowth
* Intestinal motility disorders
* Intestinal obstruction
* Introducing solid foods and vitamin and mineral supplementation during infancy
* Irritable bowel syndrome
* Lactose intolerance
* Lactulose
* Lipase inhibitors
* Lisinopril
* Lithium
* Lobster
* Lovastatin
* Malabsorption
* Megestrol acetate
* Mesenteric ischemia
* Mesalazine
* Metformin
* Metorchis
* Midodrine
* Miglitol
* Modafinil
* Moxifloxacin
* Naproxen
* Nitrofurantoin
* Norfloxacin
* Normal in healthy individuals
* Normal infant
* Normal physical needs
* Nuts
* Obesity
* Octreotide
* Ofloxacin
* Onions
* Opisthorchiasis
* Pancreatic cancer
* Pancreatic disease
* Pancreatic insufficiency
* Peanuts
* Pneumatosis intestinalis
* Polyethylene glycol
* Pork
* Postoperative ileus
* Probiotics
* Prunes
* Raisins
* Human chorionic gonadotropin
* Human growth hormone
* Rifampicin
* Ritonavir
* Shellfish
* Short bowel syndrome
* Shrimp
* Simethicone
* Simvastatin
* Small bowel diverticular
* Small intestine bacterial infection
* Sotalol
* Stomach infection
* Sunitinib
* Swallowed air
* Tacrolimus
* Thalidomide
* Tolcapone
* Tramadol
* undigestible starches in fruits
* undigestible starches legumes
* Wallnuts
* Undigestible starches in vegetables

## References

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