Inhibitory actions of a high fibre diet on intestinal gas transit in healthy volunteers.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15479674
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Consumption of a high fibre diet retards intestinal gas transit by decreasing bolus propulsion to the rectum. Thus, in addition to increasing gas production by colonic flora, fibre ingestion may elicit gaseous symptoms by promoting gas retention.
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