Excess Gas Causes, Remedies & More
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1. Symptoms
Excess gas presents several symptoms. The most common are burping and passing gas, along with cramps, pains, or a knotted feeling in one's stomach area.1‘Gas and Gas Pains - Symptoms and Causes.’ Mayo Clinic, 3 Mar. 2020, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gas-and-gas-pains/symptoms-causes/syc-20372709. One may experience bloating, a feeling of pressure or fullness in the lower abdomen.
Another common symptom is distention, which is characterized by a noticeable increase in the size of the abdomen. Burping during or immediately after a meal is normal. Likewise, most people pass gas several times every day. For these reasons, the presence of these two symptoms (burping and passing gas) by themselves should not be cause for concern, unless there is excessive burping or flatulence.
