Surely the situation of holding your farts is familiar . Who at any time in his life has not been forced to do so? Maybe in a job interview, during a meeting with the entire management team of your company, or even at the altar when you're about to get married! Having to put up with farts is something that can happen to everyone in any situation.
You will know, therefore, that feeling that something is growing in your intestines, a pressure that is accumulating little by little, even with some pain included, while you try to keep calm and have everything under control and, fortunately, that is what what happens in most of the occasions; everything returns to normal and you think you have controlled everything but, Have you ever wondered where all the gas that has accumulated is going? Why did it suddenly disappear?
In the following Supercurioso article we want to explain to you what really happens when people try to hold farts - whose curiosities you can discover here - and why they should not do it too much.
Is it good to fight farts?
The short answer is no , but we are going to give you solid reasons for you to understand it perfectly. Nor are we talking about having to go through life throwing farts every time we have the need, as this, in addition to lack of education, could become a rather disgusting and unpleasant concert.
What we want you to be clear about is that the gas that comprises your farts is governed by the same laws of thermodynamics , that is to say, like all matter and energy, neither creates nor destroys, modifies or, simply, changes place.
You should know that if you maintain that pressure for a long time, you could get an uncomfortable and very painful abdominal distension, which could end in something serious called diverticulitis. This occurs when small bubbles are formed along the intestinal wall and they end up inflaming it.
Be clear that if you hold your farts can lead to diverticulitis , you do not want to do it Although the true causes of diverticulitis are not yet clear, it is known that inflammation of the intestinal wall is one of them.
But, in addition, this gas can not only accumulate in the intestine, but it can become reabsorbed in the bloodstream until it can be expelled.
More reasons why farts should not be endured
Here come more reasons why you should not put up with farts that you probably will not like and have to do with methane.
Methane is a gas with a very bad reputation, however it is not a gas that all people produce. Only between 30% and 60% of people are capable of producing methane and it is usually a secondary effect derived from digestion. What is really worrying is that those people who produce methane and release it through their farts, have a great risk of exhaling it well through the mouth, or through the nose.
So if not everyone produces methane, it can not be the cause of the bad smell that farts give off. In fact, the cause of that nauseating odor is another type of gas such as sulfur or hydrogen sulfide. In fact, it is your microbiome that is responsible for the content of your farts and this is, to a large extent, determined by your diet.
In a study conducted on the subject, it was discovered that both men and women were able to produce an average of approximately 700 milliliters of gas per day, which is roughly equivalent to three cups. The absolute values ranged from 476 milliliters (about 2 cups) to a whopping 1500 milliliters (about 6 cups) of gas per day.
When the individuals in the investigation were subjected to a fiber rich diet , these values changed in an interesting way. The change in their diet led to fewer farts being thrown but producing more gas for each fart , so the daily levels were equal.
The conclusion of all this is that the body accumulates gas at the end of the day and that is not beneficial for our body. As we said at the beginning, it is not that we are farting everywhere but farting is not good for our health either, so we propose that, at the end of the day, you try to release all that accumulated gas in some discreet place and , if possible, airy, do not you think?
This has been our article about the consequences of putting up with farts and why we should not do it too much. Did you find it interesting? We would like to read your comments!