Splenic-flexure syndrome is a chronic disorder that may be caused by gas trapped at bends (flexures) in the colon. Crohn's disease, colon cancer, or any disease that causes intestinal obstruction, may also cause abdominal bloating. Internal hernias or adhesions (scar tissue) from surgery may cause bloating or pain.
For many years it was thought that the maximum number of folds that could be achieved was just seven! This was the case until when in 2002 American teenager Britney Gallivan demonstrated that a sheet of paper can be folded 12 times, provided that it is long enough and thin enough.
Quick Answer. Newspapers take about six weeks to decompose, while paper towels take two to four weeks. A paper bag takes about one month to decompose. The decomposition rate of paper depends on what the paper is made of, including any chemicals, fiber, coatings and contaminants. Continue Reading.