Ruling Out Disease: Gas is not usually caused by a disease or a disorder, but if gas is excessive and not caused by diet, a physician may look for other causes. After taking your medical history and performing a physical, some diagnostic tests might be used to find out what is causing the gas.
A person with bipolar disorder may have distinct manic or depressed states. A person with mixed episodes experiences both extremes simultaneously or in rapid sequence. Severe bipolar episodes of mania or depression may also include psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions.
Severe depressive episodes are also often part of bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia is an illness characterized by a group of so-called âpositiveâ symptoms that may include hallucinations (hearing voices, seeing visions), delusions (fixed false beliefs), and/or a thought disorder (speech that makes little sense).