Am J Physiol May 1997 PMID 9176210

Insights into human colonic physiology obtained from the study of flatus composition.

F Suarez, J Furne, J Springfield, M Levitt

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The study analyzed the gases in flatulence from 16 subjects over 4 hours, focusing on their composition of N2, O2, H2, CO2, CH4, and sulfur compounds, revealing significant variability both within and between individuals.
The majority of gases originated from bacterial activity within the colon, with CO2, H2, and N2 being the most common, and their rapid production linked to high passage rates of flatus.
Findings suggest that examining the makeup of flatus offers new insights into colonic physiology and bacterial metabolism, highlighting the coexistence and ongoing activity of different bacteria types in the human colon.]

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