A nurse is assessing and documenting the eating habits of a client with repeated complaints of flatus. Which of the following food items most produces the gas that could lead to flatus?
A) Chicken
B) Apples
C) Cabbage
D) Fish
C
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Vegetables such as cabbage, cucumbers, and onions are commonly known for producing gas. Flatulence, or flatus, results from swallowing air while eating or sluggish peristalsis. Another cause is the gas that forms as a by-product of bacterial fermentation in the bowel. Apples, fish, and chicken do not produce inordinate amounts of gas.
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