What causes symptoms of excessive flatulence or gas? Signs and symptoms of excessive flatulence are increased passage of gas, and abdominal bloating or pain, and belching. Embarrassment can be caused by the increased passage of flatus or the often-offensive odor it causes. Gas: Everyone passes gas (flatulate) normally each day.
Bipolar Disorder is a disease of the brain (as is Schizophrenia). Table Contents: Additional Information on the Disease Process of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Written by: Dr. E. Fuller Torrey (Note: moodswing.org has added the photos and some of the more recent medical research references in this article).
The mental illness called Bipolar disorder is caused by faulty transmission in the limbic system of brain of neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine. Bipolar disorder is corrected by Mood stabilizers and antidepressants by Psychiatrists. Bipolar disorder is a physiological disease, the levels of certain  chemicals in the brain, and the actual brain waves of bipolar  patients are different Bipolar disorder and Manic Depression  Disorder are two terms that describe the same condition.