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In this model, small intestinal infusion of methane produced a slowing of transit in all dogs by an average of 59%. In a second experiment, guinea pig ileum was pinned into an organ bath for the study of contractile activity in response to brush strokes applied to the mucosa. The force of contraction was measured both orad and aborad to the stimulus. The experiment was repeated while the bath was gassed with methane. Contractile activities orad and aborad to the stimulus were significantly augmented by methane compared with room air ( P &lt; 0.05). In a third experiment, humans with IBS who had undergone a small bowel motility study were compared such that subjects who produced methane on lactulose breath test were compared with those producing hydrogen. The motility index was significantly higher in methane-producing IBS patients (1,851 \u00b1 861) compared with hydrogen producers (1,199 \u00b1 301) ( P &lt; 0.05). 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