Postprandial Intestinal Gas Balance is not Depending on the Small Intestinal Site of Gaseous Stimulation

Aims: Under physiological conditions, the human gut adapts intestinal gas propulsion and evacuation to prevent intestinal gaseous complaints and the small intestine plays a major role in this interplay during lipid and protein induced intestinal gas retention. Aim: To determine influences of the jejunum versus ileum on intestinal gas dynamics during a balanced meal. Methods: Paired studies were randomly performed in seven women and three men; age range 28–42 years. A mixed liquid meal was infused (1 Kcal/min) into the duodenum. After 30 minutes, gas infusion was started (12ml / min) for 150 min into the jejunum…