Normal To Fart? Flashcards
Most people fart _ times a day (range)
5-15
We fart because of
Natural fermentation in gut
Sudden increase in _ in diet cause fart
Fiber
Food moving too _ through gut can cause farts
Slow
Fast
Foul smelling fart occurs when
Gut breaks down sulfur-containing compounds
Foul sulfur gas called
Hydrogen sulfide
Veggies that cause smelly farts ()
Cabbage (and other brassica family)
Food that contributes to sulfur farts (M,P,E)
Meat
Protein powder
Egg
Sulfur fart foods (g,o)
Garlic
Onions
Brassica family lead to
Sulfur farts
Drinks that lead to sulfur farts (w,b)
Wine
Beer
_ main cause of smelly fart
High protein intake
Fix smelly farts by slowly increasing
Fiber
Food that can’t be digested in body goes to
Large intestine
In large intestine, indigestible food mixes with _ to form poop
Fluid