Should You Hold in Your Farts?
Medically reviewed by
Cynthia Taylor Chavoustie, MPAS, PA-C — Written by
Erica Cirino on May 20, 2020
When your body builds up excess gas inside your digestive system, there are only two places it can come out and one of those happens to be your bottom. This process of passing gas is better known as
farting.
The gas that causes farting (and also burping) builds up normally during digestion and also when you swallow air along with your food while eating or drinking. This gas can build up faster if you smoke, use a straw , or eat foods that are hard to digest. You might also be gassier if you are
stressed,
constipated, or have
a medical conditionaffecting the digestive system. Gas can cause
bloating and discomfort. Farting is a
healthy wayof releasing gas from your body.
Farting is totally natural and everyone’s body does it. Most people fart
five to 23 times per day.
Some may feel embarrassed or uncomfortable if they
fart more often, have
uncomfortable or
smelly farts, or have to fart in public. Some people try to hold in farts until either they feel safe enough to let them out or the gas uncontrollably escapes.
While research on farting is limited, some studies suggest holding it in might not be good for us and that it’s much healthier to just let them out.
Ukiwa mbele za watu wagombea radhi, ukiwa ndiyo mtoa mada unaweza kujizuia lakini omba kwenda chooni mara tu umalizapo.
Tumbo likijaa hewa ni kero na unakosa amani kabisa.