Gut microbiome connection to bloating

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Many patients experience abdominal bloating and distention at some point. However, up to 30 percent of American adults report suffering these symptoms on a consistent basis. In patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), 83 percent deal with bloating and rank it as one of their most troubling symptoms, second only to abdominal pain. While bloating can be the result of serious illnesses such as gastric, bowel, and ovarian cancers and liver disease, in my practice, it is most often related to…