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.
Belching or passing gas clears gas from the digestive tract, but when gas is stuck it causes abdominal pain. Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach lining, causes stomach upset, irritation, and pain. Some heart rhythm disorders can cause a fluttering in the chest, shortness of breath, chest pain or dizziness.