Cash dividends represent the distribution of a company's profits to its shareholders. The payment schedule and payment rate is determined by the company's board of directors. Cash dividends reduce the shareholders' equity balance by a direct reduction to retained earnings -- a balance sheet equity account.
1 Excess gas and bloating may also be a symptom of bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine from conditions such as diabetes.  Food intolerances. If your gas and bloating occur mainly after eating dairy products, it may be because your body isn't able to break down the sugar (lactose) in dairy foods. Other food intolerances, especially to gluten â a protein found in wheat and some other grains â also can result in excess gas, diarrhea and even weight loss.
indigestion the stomach flu and food poisoning are common causes of acute diarrhea and abdominal pain in these cases symptoms last for less than four days and often resolve without medical treatment bacterial infections viral infections and certain parasites also cause these symptomsorgans in the abdomen include the intestines the kidneys the appendix the spleen the stomach the gallbladder and the liver infections or diseases that affect these organs can cause pain with diarrhearequent constant or severe abdominal pain and diarrhea may indicate a disease or a more serious medical issue common causes of abdominal pain and diarrhea include viral gastroenteritis stomach flu bacterial gastroenteritis food poisoning food allergies pms lactose intolerance