Children may contract infection from sandboxes contaminated with petsâ stool. Certain types of immature worms may penetrate through your skin during swimming or walking barefoot; when they reach the small or large intestine they grow into adult worms. Common garden worms usually do not cause illness in human.
People with lactose intolerance do not produce enough of the lactase enzyme to break down lactose. Instead, undigested lactose sits in the gut and gets broken down by bacteria, causing gas, bloating, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. Lactose intolerance is fairly common and seems to affect guys and girls equally.
If you get gas after eating any food that has gluten, including bread and pasta, make an appointment with your doctor to help you learn how to make appropriate dietary changes. If you have lactose intolerance, ingesting the cheese on your pizza could cause gas. If you have inflammatory bowel disease, consuming dairy foods, such as the cheese on your pizza, or too much fiber, which can happen if you have whole-wheat crust and lots of veggies, can cause you to develop painful gas.