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Your stomach sometimes feels unpleasantly bloated or very hard after eating or in the morning? You are not alone with this. According to surveys1<\/sup><\/a><\/sup> a large proportion of Germans regularly feel bloated. The cause of the unpleasant gases is intestinal bacteria: Strong flatulence is often a warning sign of bacterial colonization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flatulence is a natural phenomenon. As long as they do not occur more than 24 times a day, doctors speak of normal digestion. After all, the intestine can contain up to 1.5 litres of gas in the meantime. However, if intestinal gases escape more frequently or in large quantities, this may be due to an imbalance in the intestinal flora. Although flatulence can theoretically just as well be caused by intolerances<\/a> or swallowed air, studies have shown that an imbalance between different types of intestinal bacteria can also cause flatulence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which types of bacteria of the intestinal flora cause flatulence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of bacterial microorganisms live in the intestine. But not all types of these intestinal bacteria cause flatulence. Gases come mainly from:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bacteroides vulgatus<\/div>

which produces hydrogen, methane and sulphur. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Methanobrevibacter smithii<\/div>

which together with the genus Bacteroides produces most of the intestinal gases. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Enterobacteriaceae<\/div>

which can cause diseases from a certain number of cases. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Escherichia coli<\/div>

which represent only about one percent in a healthy intestinal flora. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A widespread cause of flatulence<\/strong> is an overproduction of intestinal gases. This can have different reasons. Certain foods may be the cause, but sometimes there is a surplus of gas-forming intestinal bacteria in the intestinal flora. An inflated stomach is everyday life for you? In this case you should first consult a doctor. If he or she rules out diseases of the digestive organs, if you get enough exercise and eat a balanced diet, the above-mentioned intestinal bacteria probably cause flatulence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right intestinal bacteria against flatulence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2014, a study2<\/sup><\/a> <\/sup>,showed that probiotics help babies against colic. A follow-up study showed that gas-forming proteobacteria dominate in the intestines of flatulent infants. The authors of the study found only a small number of Bifidobacteriae and Lactobacilli<\/strong> in the intestinal flora. Flatulence and colic frequently occur in babies because the natural microbiome is not yet fully developed. According to the study, the development of the intestinal flora can be supported by the administration of probiotics<\/strong>.

But what does that mean to you? Well: Studies like this suggest that a balance among intestinal bacteria helps against flatulence. Although all probiotics support intestinal movement, the type of intestinal bacteria ingested is decisive in fighting too much gas in the intestine. For flatulence, experts specifically recommend Bifidobacterium infantis and Lactobacillus casei Shirota<\/strong>.

But to stop you feeling bloated, you can support your intestinal bacteria not only with probiotics. Just as important are aspects like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n