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Can tiny gas bubbles cause discomfort in body cavities?
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[QUOTE="sophiecentaur, post: 6018303, member: 199289"] Although there could well be small amounts of gas in amongst our organs, they are likely to be dissolved eventually in the fluids. Any small amounts of gas can give severe discomfort, as in decompression sickness, which is suffered by divers and air embolisms. CO[SUB]2[/SUB] is not too much of a problem because it dissolves but tiny nitrogen bubbles which have come out of solution as the pressure reduces take a long time to dissolve, once they have joined together. Hence, divers decompress slowly enough to let the body get rid of the tiny bubbles. Large amounts of gas are definitely not a good idea. I had laparoscopic surgery, some years ago and they fill your peritoneum with CO[SUB]2[/SUB] to separate out the organs so that they can work in there. The sensation afterwards was truly weird. I likened it to having a bag of groceries in there until the CO[SUB]2[/SUB] gradually passed out (via the normal route!) and the organs nestled together again, properly. [/QUOTE]
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