The stomach barometer tells how Swedish stomachs feel.

1.    Seven out of ten Swedes state that they have had stomach or intestinal problems in the past 12 months

• Mainly younger people aged 18-34.  

• There are also more women than men who have had problems.  

• Swedes aged 55-74 have had fewer problems than the younger ones  

2.  One  of  three  Swedes  has  had  problems  with  gases  in the  stomach  during  the  last  year< /p>

• Gas  in the  stomach/discomfort  with  gas  is  the  most common  discomfort    

• More  women  than  men  have  had  problems    

gas and balloon belly than the older

3.  Swedes  with  stomach  or  intestinal problems  believe  mainly  that  proble but  due  to  stress,  incorrect  diet  or   bad  eating habits

•Especially  the  younger  age group  (18-34  years)  points  to  this   ;

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4.  More  than  was  third  Swedish  with  stomach  or  intestinal problems  have  avoided  a  certain  food  to  follow   ;of  the troubles

5.  Primarily the younger age group believes that  they avoided social situations, exercising or working because of the  discomfort.  

7 out of 10 have problems:  

– and  so  here  see  the problems  out:  

70% state that they have had various types of stomach problems in the last 12-month period. Gas, cramps, balloon stomach and noisy stomach account for a significant part of the problem picture.  

 

70%  have  had  something  or  some  of  these   ;discomfort

Discomfort with gas in the stomach 35%  

Diarrhea 29%

Heartburn/acid reflux 28%  

Stomachache/stomach cramps 27%  

Slow stomach 24%< /p>

Balloon stomach/bloated stomach 24%  

Noisy stomach 20%  

Constipation 12%   ;

Difficult to digest food 6%  

Other problems 6%  

No problems the last 12 months 30%

* The survey was conducted by the market research company YouGov. A total of 1006 online interviews were conducted with women and men aged 18-74  years

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The stomach barometer tells how Swedish stomachs feel.

70% state that they have had various types of stomach problems in the last 12 months.