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
After poop formed in large intestines, bowel muscles _
Tense and relax to push poop towards bottom
Slow transit constipation occurs when _
Stool takes so long to get through small intestine
(Slow transit constipation) taking long to move through large intestine causes stool to
Turn hard and dry
Evacuation disorder def
Muscles coordination to push out poop is poor
Evacuation disorder can be a result of _
Childhood toilet habits
Evacuation disorder can be a _ problem in your biology
Structural
Constipation related IBS called
Constipation-predominant IBS
Biggest changes in gut occur _ ()
First year of life (introducing solids)
Digestive system undergoes changes from _ to _
Birth
Adulthood
_ common symptom of weaning (liquids to solids)
Constipation
Children with _ often simply have constipation
Abdominal pain
Relieve constipation by _ and gradually increase plant fiber
6-8 cups water daily
Fiber provides bulk to poop because
It isn’t absorbed in gut lining
Fiber also absorbs _, softening poop
Water
_ can also help with gut motility
Exercising
Laxatives helpful in cases such as (2)
Post-childbirth
In a lot of pain
Laxatives May make constipation
Worse
You can become dependent on
Laxatives
90 degree sitting poop causes intestines to be
Pinched
Angle to poop better
Crouch at 35 degrees
Constipated people poop less than _ times a week
3