Tympany or tympanites (sometimes tympanism or tympania), also known as meteorism (especially in humans), is a medical condition in which excess gas accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract and causes abdominal distension. The term is from the Greek τύμπανο (meaning "drum").

Possible causes

• Bowel obstruction

• Renal stones

• Functional disorder

• Overeating

• Bacterial overgrowth

• Inflammation of the bowel

• Blunt kidney trauma

• Peritonitis

• Menstruation

See also

• Ruminal tympany

• Bloating

• Kwashiorkor

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