THE QUANTITY AND COMPOSITION OF HUMAN COLONIC FLATUS
THE QUANTITY AND COMPOSITION OF HUMAN COLONIC FLATUS
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DOI:
10.1016/s0016-5085(49)80154-5
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发表时间:
1949-01-01
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影响因子:
29.4
通讯作者:
KIRK, E
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作者:
KIRK, E
A study was made on colonic flatus in normal and abnormal individuals. The volume of colonic gas was found to vary considerably between different individuals; the avg. value observed in the normal subjects was 1.48 ml./minute. CO2, H2 and N2 were constant constituents of colonic flatus; O2 was present in most of the samples, whereas CH4 and H2S were occasionally lacking. The mean concns. of the various gases were: CO2,9%; O2,3.9%; CH4,7.2%; H2,20%; N2,59%; and H2S,0.0003%. Digestion of brussels sprouts by normal individuals was followed by a marked increase in the volume of excreted flatus, whereas lactose and cow''s milk were without effect on the quantity and composition of the flatus. In patients suffering from the colitis syndrome no excess gas excretion could be demonstrated. Intake of lactose and cow''s milk was likewise without effect on the amt. and composition of flatus in these subjects. The vol. of gas excreted by patients with cardiac decompensation was not increased.