“There are two sources of ‘gas,’ and not all gas is gas. Passing gas “between maybe five and 15 times per day … is totally normal,” said Dr. William Chey, the H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan. Gas isn’t as much of an indicator of gut health as bowel movement frequency and texture. But dietary choices can lead to more or less gas, and there are certain points at which gas is worth mentioning to a doctor. The reason for that is, if things move very slowly through the GI tract, they have more time to interact with the bacteria in the GI tract, particularly the colon.

---

Persons: CNN —, poops, ”, Mark Corkins, Corkins, William Chey, Marvin Pollard, Rena Yadlapati, ” Chey, “, it’ll, “ We’ll, I’ve, ” Yadlapati, Yadlapati, Chey Organizations: CNN, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, gastroenterology, University of California Locations: FODMAPs, San Diego