I have "gas", does my microbiota play a role?
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Created
30 January 2025
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31 January 2025
Here's a quick look at how Prof. Sokol answers this question from his patients
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First of all, it is completely normal for the digestive tract to produce gas. In general, a healthy person produces between 0.5 and 1.5 liters of gas per day.
And yes, the gut microbiota plays an important role in this gas production. The microbiota, by fermenting the food residues that reach the colon, will produce different gases, such as hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and even sometimes methane.