In Your Own Words. 1  The sense of touch let's people feel their surroundings; cold, warmth, texture, and pain. 2  This is when you can tell when you are cold, hot, or feeling pain. connected to the Somatosensory Cortex in the brain.
Facts about flatulence (gas), excessive, and chronic. 1  The definition of flatulence or intestinal gas is the state of having excessive stomach and/or intestinal gas (waste gas produced during digestion) that is usually released from the anus with sound and/or odor. Causes of excess gas in the digestive tract are swallowed air, breakdown of undigested foods, lactase intolerance, and.
Flatulence: Gas buildup in the colon. Intestinal gas is typically caused by the fermentation of undigested food, such as plant fiber, in the colon. Gas can also form when your digestive system doesn't completely break down certain components in foods, such as gluten or the sugar in dairy products and fruit. Other sources of intestinal gas may include: 1  Food residue in your colon.  Changes in intestinal bacteria due to antibiotics or other medications.