A Simple Guide to Trapped Air Syndrome, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Trapped Air Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic

Trapped air syndrome, also known as trapped gas, is a disorder where air becomes trapped in the lungs or digestive tract, causing discomfort or pain.

Trapped air syndrome is a common condition that can affect people of all ages.

The main cause of trapped air syndrome is swallowing air while eating, drinking, or talking.

This air can become trapped in the digestive tract and cause symptoms.

Factors that may increase the risk of developing trapped air syndrome include eating or drinking too quickly, chewing gum, smoking, wearing loose dentures, and certain medical disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Normally, air swallowed in this way passes into the gullet (esophagus) and down into the stomach.

However, sometimes air is sucked into the back of the throat (the pharynx) and is burped out before it reaches the esophagus. This is known as supra-gastric belching.

Some people swallow air purposely to induce belching, as they find this assists to relieve symptoms of indigestion.

Foods which are well known to cause excessive wind in the gut are:
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts.
Starchy foods such as potatoes, corn and noodles.
Foods high in soluble fiber (e.g., fruit, peas and beans).

Lactose intolerance happens when the body has difficulty digesting lactose.

Fructose intolerance is the most frequent of food intoleramce.

Foods high in fructose are dried fruit, honey, sucrose, onions and artichokes.

Medicines the person are taking, as wind, gas or bloating can be side-effects are:

Metformin (a medicine for diabetes) and lactulose (a laxative) are well known to cause these symptoms.
Antacids such as magnesium trisilicate help to combat indigestion but they can increase the amount of carbon dioxide produced in the stomach, and exaggerate belching.

Most people with gas-related symptoms have raised sensitivity to gas or have one of the causes of increased gas production.

Sometimes, these symptoms can be caused by diseases of the bowel.

Occasionally the illness can be short-lived such as acute gastroenteritis, often caused by infection with a virus, can result in a short-term condition linked with increased gas.

Occasionally, trapped air symptoms can be indications of long-term diseases.

All of them can produce at least one gas-related symptom (i.e. abdominal pain, excess wind or bloating).

Frequent symptoms of trapped air syndrome are bloating, chest or abdominal pain or discomfort, belching, and flatulence.

Trapped air syndrome is normally diagnosed from the patient's symptoms and medical history.

Treatment for trapped air syndrome typically is directed on relieving the symptoms.

Dietary changes (such as avoiding gas-producing foods),
Lifestyle modifications (such as eating more slowly and avoiding chewing gum), and
Medicines to reduce gas production or relieve symptoms.
Exercise to relieve abdominal gas-related symptoms.
This is due to movement of abdomen and the upright position, as lying flat tends to stop gas from moving round the body.

Psychological therapies may be helpful for people with a low tolerance to an abnormal amount of gas in the stomach.

Trapped air in the lungs can happen in people with lung disorders such as asthma or chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD).

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Trapped Air Syndrome
Chapter 2 Cause
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Trapped Air Lungs
Chapter 8 COLD
Epilogue

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Apr 27, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224588138

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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A

Simple

Guide

To

Trapped Air Syndrome,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B., B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2024 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Trapped wind Syndrome

What is Trapped air syndrome?

Trapped air syndrome, also known as trapped gas, is a disorder where air becomes trapped in the lungs or digestive tract, causing discomfort or pain.