Sunday, 04 January 2009
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Is Farting All The Time A Problem?
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A Healthkicker reader wanted to know if farting all the time suggests there's something wrong with them?
Do you think it's a problem or something that'll eventually go away? Why would anyone be farting all the time? How often do you release gas?
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Mmmm, diet diet diet. If he's mildly lactose intolerant and drinks a lot of milk, that'll do you in good too. Cherries make me pass gas (O.o). I wonder what else does it?
i assume you'd fart because of what you're eating, or if you changed your diet regularly. i doubt it's bad for you at all. it's just releasing gas. it'll probably go away eventually
It must have something to do with diet. But if his/her diet is pretty normal, there could be something else, so it would be good to see a doctor. Or if they're too lazy to do that, look it up on Google first. Here's a good page: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_it_mean_if_you_constantly_pass_gas
i have a question
my husband farts ALL THE TIME and takes nearly orgasmic pleasure in it. it's really effin annoying. he doesn't even close the door when he's takin a shit.
Re-evaluate your diet or check with your doctor. If it is to the extent that it is bothersome to you then it's not normal and you can treat it.
Depends on what your eating. Maybe you need to use the restroom(not trying to be funny). But if it's bothering you, and making you uncomfortable then you should go see a Doctor. And try not to hold them in, they can damage you if you do.
Depending on what you eat, something like Beano might help - you can eat it with whole grains or beans that might cause problems. You can also cut down on carbonated drinks. Other than that, problems like Irritable Bowel Syndrome can cause more frequent gas. In general, farting all the time isn't generally something you need to worry about. Only time I can think of it even possibly being a big deal is if you just all of a sudden started passing gas fifty times more than before.
beans beans the magical fruit, the more you eat, the more you toot
@spicycajun@xanga - That sounds like my dad. No joke...my dad and my brothers.
i tend to fart a lot when i eat very fast.
ha,
just try eating slower.
i just farted.
Gross.
Not to be gross, but farting is a sign that you're passing your bowels, and sometimes this can come as a great relief (especially after surgery where everything's all funky and they won't let you go home until you pass your bowels). It depends on what you eat, but I can't possibly imagine that you're passing your bowels all the time. But passing gas all the time isn't something to worry about necessarily, but I guess it could be a symptom of an underlying problem that you may not know about, or it could be due to what you eat or a regular changing of diets.
@spicycajun@xanga - lol
It's only a problem if you're in public. If you're rude and enjoy annoying people, then no problem (for you). But please, check the diet.
I think it also depends on how aware you are. At home, passing gas doesnt bother me at all - I do it whenever I feel the need. Most people pass gas many times a day without realizing it - it is silent.
So if you are worried, I would ask your doctor. Otherwise, if it bothers you just try changing your diet.
An overgrowth of "bad" bacteria can lead to excess farting (or so I've heard). This can happen if you've been on antibiotics recently, as they tend to kill all the bacteria, both good and bad. A pro-biotic yogurt might help. If you're lactose intolerant, you can get pro-biotics in pill form.
@spicycajun@xanga - I HATE when my husband does both of those things!!!
YES. You need to take the #2 daily. Perhaps you're not going regularly. Be careful. Colon cancer comes from this type of irregularity...
my brother farts so much, but he can't burp (neither can my mom) so it's his only way of releasing gas.
garlic and beans make you fart!
and if you eat lots of bran, you get the smelliest farts in the world. ewwwww
In answer to the question in the title: Yes, if you care at all about having friends.
Stop eating cheeseburgers.
This is how my IBS started. I was farting coooonstantly, way more than usual. Only a few months after this started did I begin noticing the other symptoms.
Not that IBS is the end of everything, just an inconvenience that can be made better with simple diet changes.