Reasons for frequent farts before menstruation

Farting itself is a very common thing. From a scientific point of view, farting is not an insulting term, but a way for people to excrete gas from their intestines. Although the process of excreting gas may make a sound that makes people feel embarrassed, the excretion will make people feel very comfortable. Before menstruation, there will be bloating and pain in the lower abdomen, and farting will naturally occur due to bloating in the lower abdomen.

Fart is the smelly gas discharged from the anus

Farts are foul-smelling gases that come out of the anus. Since human sense of smell is particularly sensitive to these gases, even if someone farts secretly in public, people will still quickly notice it and cover their noses and shout that it stinks. Farts are produced because some of the food we eat is not broken down. The undigested parts, including fiber and sugars, become food for E. coli. After the E. coli has a "full meal", it will release gas. These gases accumulate in the body and create an air pressure. When the pressure is too great, you will naturally fart.

Introduction to fart

Cause

Why do people fart? Don’t think this topic is disgusting, because the intestines are always moving. In fact, as long as intestinal peristalsis exists, gas will be discharged from the anus, and you will fart.

Why is there gas in the digestive tract? This is because when people eat food, more gas is produced due to the action of normal bacteria in the digestive tract. These gases move downward with intestinal peristalsis and are discharged from the anus. During discharge, a sound is sometimes produced due to the action of the anal sphincter. Therefore, farting is a sign of normal intestinal function. On the contrary, if you don’t fart, or if you fart too much and too smelly, it is an abnormal phenomenon.

Traditional Chinese medicine attributes this to the category of Qi, which belongs to the downward direction of Qi.

Phenomenon

1. Farting too much (in quantity or frequency)

In traditional Chinese medicine, farts are considered as the downward movement of foul air. People who are depressed, taciturn, and have liver and gallbladder dysfunction have poor Qi movement and transformation due to the liver, gallbladder, spleen, and stomach, or the Qi cannot move upward and becomes turbid Qi in the small intestine of the bladder meridian and moves downward.

Sometimes excessive farting is related to eating too much starchy food, such as sweets, sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc. People who eat a lot of pasta also fart a lot. This type of food causes intestinal bacteria to produce too much gas, leading to more farting and larger amounts of feces. At this time, you should reduce starchy foods and increase protein and vegetable foods to achieve a balanced diet.

2. Farts stink

It is indecent to fart in public. There are two situations of smelly farts. One is that the stool is loose and the farts have a strong odor. If the stool is discharged, the farts will stop. From this point of view, the saying "fart is the head of shit" makes sense. Second, the fart smells extremely strong, just like rotten eggs. This is because eating too much protein food causes food retention in the intestines. When retained protein food is broken down in the digestive tract, amines are produced, which are the cause of this foul smell. The solution is to reduce the amount of food you eat, especially the amount of protein-containing foods.

3. No farts

If you don't fart for a long time, it means there is a serious problem. If a newborn baby does not fart, it is necessary to check whether it is imperforate anus or anal hypoplasia. If an adult does not fart but his abdomen is swollen like a drum, it means that there is abdominal bloating. This requires consideration of whether there is a problem with the anorectum, such as inflammation, tumor, constipation, hemorrhoids, etc., and an anal tube may be needed to exhaust the gas if necessary. People with intussusception, intestinal volvulus, and intestinal obstruction have no farts because their farts are blocked by the intestines.