What kind of farts indicate what diseases?

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When it comes to farts, it is a normal occurrence that occurs naturally. It is a symptom of gas expell from the anus. It is cause by gas that accumulates in the digestive system due to the process of breaking down food into energy for the body. But does everyone know that flatulence can also indicate the internal health of the intestines.

The bad smell of farts is cause by

  • Eating foods that are high in sulfur or sulfate, such as beans, meat, broccoli, eggs, milk, butter, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, garlic, chocolate, coffee, cucumbers, fried foods, lettuce, etc.
  • Eating a lot of meat or foods that are low in fiber, causing a lot of feces to remain in the colon because it takes at least 72 hours to digest, causing fermentation until toxic gas or bad-smelling farts are form.
  • Eating foods that are high in plant protein, such as various beans such as peanuts. And cashew nuts, which will be digest by bile in the small intestine. If there is little bile or it is excret slowly for digestion, the beans will not be completely digest. When it moves to the end of the intestine or large intestine ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี. It will become food waste that can no longer be digest, making it easy to smell bad.

The smell of farts: The smell of farts is cause by gases that smell from fermenting food in the intestines. 

  • Odorless farts are cause by low protein intake.
  • Farts that smell very strong and unusually may be cause by a bacterial infection in the intestines.
  • Smelly farts are cause by eating foods that contain protein and vegetables that have a strong smell.

Fart frequency: By nature, people fart an average of 10-20 times a day. Therefore, if you fart more or less than this, it means that your body is not functioning properly.

  • Farting less than 10 times per day increases the risk of intestinal obstruction.
  • Normal farting: Farting 10-20 times a day is considered normal.
  • Farting a lot, more than 20 times a day, is a risk factor for gastrointestinal diseases.

In addition, symptoms of certain diseases can also cause frequent farting, such as people with 
gastritis, where food is not digested in the stomach but rather in the large intestine, causing more gas. Or patients with gallstones, when the gallbladder does not work, it is unable to digest fat well. Patients therefore often experience bloating and frequent farting after meals.