To men, farting is a source of pride, something to be shared and cherished while for women, it’s still a social taboo but regardless of where you come from, we all do it, consciously or unconsciously.
Why do we fart?
If we didn’t fart, our bodies would blow up like a balloon from all the gas (internal and external) that enters our gut. There are millions of chemical reactions happening within you RIGHT NOW by all the cells that make you, well, YOU. All this activity produces gas which your bloodstream takes away from cells and dumps in the most convenient location, be it your lungs or intestines. Another area of gas production is in the intestines themselves, we have billions of bacteria living their entire lives (albeit short) throughout your digestive system. Like anything else in this world that works, gas is produced which your body tries to find the most efficient manner of expelling. You may also be swallowing minute amounts of air which make it down and out as well. The average person farts up to 14 times a day and the longer you hold it in, the more it builds up, hence bigger farts!
Why do farts smell so bad?
This mostly depends on both the type of bacteria in your digestive system and what you ate earlier as different chemical reactions produce different gases. The chemical compounds you are smelling either by your choice or somebody elses are mostly sulfur and nitrogen based. This is why volcanoes smell so bad if you ever get the chance to visit one or happen to be downwind. The reason some farts do not smell is because there isn’t much of these compounds in the fart relative to the oxygen and carbon dioxide expelled.
Is it possible to never fart?
Actually, we fart throughout our life, your body is like an engine and your anus is the tailpipe. Even after we die, we still fart and sometimes our guts even explode since there is no longer a mechanism to expel the gases (known as peristalsis or intestinal contractions) . You may be dead but the bacteria inside of you aren’t… they go into overtime! By the way, women fart just as much as men, they just don’t relish the experience as much.
Why do certain foods make produce more farts?
Gas production is related to the amount of material that you digest but cannot process, this leads to the bacteria inside of you feasting like a Christmas Diner with the resultant fermentation leading to mega farts! For instance, beans have 3 types of sugars that the body cannot process (raffinose, stachiose and verbascose), hence, their ability to exert extra gas relative to other foods.
How can farts be prevented?
As you read earlier, we all fart throughout our lives (and afterlives), as a result, they cannot be prevented. Sure, you may be able to hold one in while your conscious but at the cost of a relationship when you fall asleep.
Why do farts follow you?
Farts do seem to follow you don’t they, well, the reason is air pressure and your clothing. For air pressure demonstrations, the Japanese have a great video which you should watch (click on movie below) while for clothing, they absorb the fart, hence the smell gets slowly released.
The Bottom Line
Nothing wrong with farting, but this view may not be shared by those around you.
Reference
http://www.heptune.com/farts.html
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