When your bowel becomes irritable

Recently, I had an encounter with a lady who was faced with what she considered to be a rather embarrassing problem – excessive gas. She just could not hold it in. Instead of the average 10-20 wind-breaking events most people pass in a day, she would pass the same number in an hour.

If she suppressed the urge to pass gas, she would end up with severe abdominal cramps. Naturally, it was having disastrous consequences on her life.