There are 100-150 ml of gas in the intestines of adults every day, most of which are excreted in the form of farts. There are two sources of these gases, one is the air swallowed into the digestive tract with eating or drinking water; the other is the gas produced by the fermentation of certain food components (such as dietary fiber, oligosaccharides, etc.) by intestinal flora. The amount of "fart" varies significantly among individuals, and varies with dietary content. In general, adults emit 10 to 15 farts a day. However, they are emitted in different ways, sometimes quietly or even not felt; sometimes there are noises, especially when there is more gas. Sometimes, the fart is not discharged, but it is held back. So the problem is, where is the fart?
Let's talk about the answer first. The gas from the gut will come out from the mouth and nose! However, do not take it for granted that the anus is closed so that these gases flow upstream from the large intestine to the small intestine, stomach and esophagus. If this is the case, the breath from the mouth and nose will stink unbearably. In fact, the gas accumulated in the intestine can enter the blood of the intestinal mucosa, and finally be transported to the lungs by the blood, which is discharged out of the body together with the exhaled gas.
In this process, most of the odor components (such as hydrogen sulfide, indole, ammonia, fecal odor, etc.) are transformed in the liver and no longer have the odor of fart. Since the components of fart can come out from the mouth and nose, the type or quantity of gas accumulated in the intestine can be inferred to a certain extent by analyzing the exhaled gas.
Analysis of health status from different phenomena of farting
1. Fart too much
In traditional Chinese medicine, fart belongs to turbid Qi descending. The depressed people, who are depressed by the stagnation of Qi and Qi due to the liver, gallbladder, spleen and stomach, become turbid Qi in the small intestine of the bladder.
Sometimes too much fart, and eat too much starch food, such as sweets, sweet potatoes, potatoes and so on. People who eat more pasta also fart more. This kind of food makes the intestinal bacteria produce too much gas, which leads to the increase of farting and fecal volume. At this time should reduce starch food, increase protein, vegetable food, make the diet achieve balance.
2. Farting stinks
It's not nice to fart in front of people. There are two kinds of stinky fart. One is loose stool. The smell of fart is very strong. If the stool is discharged, the fart will stop. From this point of view, "fart is the head of shit" is reasonable. Second, the smell of fart is very strong, just like rotten eggs.
This is due to eating too much protein food, so that the intestinal tract occurred food retention. The residual protein food is decomposed in the digestive tract to produce amines, which have this odor. The solution is to reduce the amount of food you eat, especially protein foods.
3. No fart
If you don't fart for a long time, it means that the problem is serious. Newborns do not fart, to check whether there is no anal disease or anal dysplasia. Adults do not fart, abdominal distension such as drum, indicating abdominal flatulence, this should consider whether there are anorectal problems, such as inflammation, tumor, constipation, hemorrhoids, etc., if necessary, anal cannula exhaust. With intussusception, volvulus, intestinal obstruction without fart, because the fart is blocked by the intestine.
The reason why farts stink
In the past, it was widely recognized that the odor of farts was released by methane. In fact, methane itself does not stink. Modern science has proved that the "culprit" of odor is indole, skatole, hydrogen sulfide and other malodorous gases.
How much fart is related to people's diet. Some people like to eat onions, ginger, raw garlic, potatoes, sweets, beans and pasta. Because these foods contain a large amount of hydrogen and carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and other gases, the waste gas often increases after eating, and constantly farts.
The amount of fart is also related to people's digestive function. Indigestion, intestinal bacteria fermentation fast, easy to produce gas and make people fart. A scientist has found that a person farts about 14 times a day. Every day, each person releases about 500 ml of exhaust gas.
Although fart stinks, but farting is a normal physiological need, it is good for people's health. A person does not fart all day long, which is not good for health. People who never fart all year round are likely to have gastrointestinal problems. Drinking a cup of yogurt every day helps to change the intestinal bacteria. Generally speaking, fart is a kind of mixed gas, most of which is methane.
In fact, about 70% of the components in the fart are the air inhaled with the food when eating. At the same time, the air ingested by the mouth accounts for 70% of the waste gas composition. People who gobble up and eat fast will fart easily. The secret to eating less air is to chew more often and mix food and saliva. When saliva and food are well mixed, the air is naturally expelled.
