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What Causes Flatulence


Sometimes severe and often embarrassing, flatulence is so personal and socially unacceptable we may not even be able to ask our doctor about it.

We have all have eaten food that upsets the normal chemical reaction in our gut. But understanding what causes flatulence requires a little more consideration than just avoiding baked beans.

Facts about what causes Flatulence

Did you know that chronic flatulence is a telltale sign of food intolerance? There are only four kinds of Food Intolerance (not to be confused with Food Allergy) and they are widely suffered:

Food IntolerancePrevalence
Dairy Intolerance
(includes Lactose intolerance)
~75% 3 in 4 people
Yeast sensitivity
(eg. Candida infections)
~33% 1 in 3 people
Gluten sensitivity
(inc. Celiac and Wheat intolerance)
~15% 1 in 7 people
Fructose or Sugar sensitivity ~35% 1 in 3 people
Food allergy ~1% 1 in 100 people


To narrow the possibilities, look in the Symptoms Matrix (must register first).

If you are one of the 75% of people who are affected by food intolerance, it makes sense to investigate - doesn't it? Untreated food intolerance is the cause of many serious Health Risks later in life.

There is only one failsafe and accurate way to identify food intolerance and that's by doing an Elimination Diet.

How Food Intolerance Causes Flatulence

When you have food intolerance, instead of producing small amounts of the harmless and odourless gases methane, nitrogen and oxygen as with normal digestion, the intestine begins producing toxic and smelly sulphides and mercaptans - sulphur bearing gases.

Sometimes these are produced under higher temperatures and pressures than our gut can easily manage and we feel ill with abdominal distension (stomach bloating) and pain.

Other conditions associated with flatulence:
 Constipation
 Anal inflammation
 Hemorrhoids
 Diarrhea
 Irritable Bowel Syndrome
 Anaemia
 Nutrient malabsorption

Identifying the causes of Flatulence

There are only a few types of food intolerance
  • Fructose intolerance
  • Dairy intolerance
  • Yeast sensitivity
  • Gluten intolerance


  • To find out which one might be yours, look in the Symptoms Matrix (must register first).

    As you can see from the table above food intolerance is common. Lots of people have it but don't realise. Flatulence is a signal from your body. Don't ignore the signal.

    The best and quickest way to positively identify your food intolerance is with the Detection Diet only available through The Food Intolerance Healing Program.

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    Symptoms Matrix (must register first)
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