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Re: bloating and gas from CPAP

Posted by eyedoc on March 30, 2006 at 10:44:15:

In Reply to: Re: bloating and gas from CPAP posted by tomjax on February 20, 2006 at 19:04:01:

I believe simethecone is a surfactant which lowers the surface tension of the bubbles in the gut so that they might coalese and more easily leave the digestive tract either up or down.

If my opinion is wrong, I would appreciate correction.

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