WHEN you pass gas after a meal tells you way more than what it sounds or smells like. The timing points to exactly where in your digestive tract things are breaking down, and whether motility itself is the problem.
What does gas 0-60 minutes after eating mean?
0-60 minutes after eating, belching, heaviness that just sits there.
Your stomach acid is too low to break food down so it sits and ferments. Bacteria that should be dead on arrival are surviving and eating your meal before you can.
What does gas 1-3 hours after eating mean?
1-3 hours, lower bloating and often violent or trapped gas,
Bacteria have set up shop in your small intestine where they shouldn't be. They're fermenting food that was supposed to be absorbed,
Almost always connected to the acid problem above because acid is what keeps them out in the first place.
What does gas 4+ hours or at random times mean?
4+ hours or completely random. Multiple systems have likely failed. Slow motility, damaged gut lining, colonic fermentation.
The sound and smell tell you what's fermenting. The timing tells you where.
WHERE and WHEN tell you where the issue is and what to do about it.
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