Fast Five Quiz: Flatulence

B.S. Anand, MD

November 01, 2022

A treatment for constipation, psyllium bulk builders can cause flatulence and abdominal cramping. They may actually induce further constipation in 1%-10% of cases. Melatonin is associated with abdominal cramping, but it is not well-established as producing flatulence. Metoclopramide and domperidone are dopamine antagonists that can decrease fullness and bloating in gastroparesis. Octreotide is a somatostatin analog known to reduce breath hydrogen after glucose intake in patients with intestinal pseudo-obstruction and bacterial overgrowth who have scleroderma.

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