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Sunday 20 November 2022
Dr Hossam Mowafi, professor of critical cases at the Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy, warned against complacency with colon gas, as it could be a warning sign of serious illness.
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Mowafi said on his “My Lord, Increase Me in Knowledge” program, broadcast on the Sada Al-Balad channel, that most digestive system problems, including colon gas, stem from wrong eating habits.
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The intensive care professor confirmed that eating away from home is one of the most important habits, underlining that ready meals are usually unhealthy for the body in general and for the digestive system in particular, because they contain a high percentage of fats and carbohydrates.
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He stressed the need to examine the large intestine with binoculars when suffering from bloating, because gas can indicate the presence of malignant tumors within it, especially if colon and rectal cancer are common among family members.
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