These include: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohns disease other functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) heartburn food intolerance weight gain hormonal flux (especially for women) giardiasis (intestinal parasite infection) eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa mental health factors such as stress, anxiety, depression, and more some medications These conditions cause factors that contribute to gas and bloating, such as: overgrowth or deficiency of bacteria within the GI tract gas accumulation altered gut motility impaired gas transit abnormal abdominal reflexes visceral hypersensitivity (feeling of bloating in small or even normal body changes) food and carbohydrate malabsorption constipation Serious causes Abdominal bloating can also be a symptom of several serious conditions, including: pathologic fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity (ascites) as a result of cancer (e.g., ovarian cancer), liver disease, kidney failure, or congestive heart failure celiac disease, or non-celiac gluten sensitivity pancreatic insufficiency, which is impaired digestion because the pancreas cannot produce enough digestive enzymes perforation of the GI tract with escape of gas, normal GI tract bacteria, and other contents into the abdominal cavity Lifestyle changes In many cases, the symptoms of abdominal bloating can be diminished or even prevented by adopting a few simple lifestyle changes such as losing weight, if youre overweight
November 25, 2017 A new form of drug use and addiction known as vaping is spreading among teens throughout America
In 2017, among current adult e-cigarette users, 12.8 percent reported household incomes of $25,000 or less per year
Retailers must exercise responsibility in choosing not to profit from harmful products, and technology platforms must ensure they are not enabling vape-related content to reach impressionable users
