Normal To Fart? Flashcards

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1
Q

Most people fart _ times a day (range)

A

5-15

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2
Q

We fart because of

A

Natural fermentation in gut

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3
Q

Sudden increase in _ in diet cause fart

A

Fiber

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4
Q

Food moving too _ through gut can cause farts

A

Slow

Fast

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5
Q

Foul smelling fart occurs when

A

Gut breaks down sulfur-containing compounds

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6
Q

Foul sulfur gas called

A

Hydrogen sulfide

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7
Q

Veggies that cause smelly farts ()

A

Cabbage (and other brassica family)

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8
Q

Food that contributes to sulfur farts (M,P,E)

A

Meat

Protein powder

Egg

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9
Q

Sulfur fart foods (g,o)

A

Garlic

Onions

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10
Q

Brassica family lead to

A

Sulfur farts

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11
Q

Drinks that lead to sulfur farts (w,b)

A

Wine

Beer

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12
Q

_ main cause of smelly fart

A

High protein intake

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13
Q

Fix smelly farts by slowly increasing

A

Fiber

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14
Q

Food that can’t be digested in body goes to

A

Large intestine

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15
Q

In large intestine, indigestible food mixes with _ to form poop

A

Fluid

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16
Q

After poop formed in large intestines, bowel muscles _

A

Tense and relax to push poop towards bottom

17
Q

Slow transit constipation occurs when _

A

Stool takes so long to get through small intestine

18
Q

(Slow transit constipation) taking long to move through large intestine causes stool to

A

Turn hard and dry

19
Q

Evacuation disorder def

A

Muscles coordination to push out poop is poor

20
Q

Evacuation disorder can be a result of _

A

Childhood toilet habits

21
Q

Evacuation disorder can be a _ problem in your biology

A

Structural

22
Q

Constipation related IBS called

A

Constipation-predominant IBS

23
Q

Biggest changes in gut occur _ ()

A

First year of life (introducing solids)

24
Q

Digestive system undergoes changes from _ to _

A

Birth

Adulthood

25
Q

_ common symptom of weaning (liquids to solids)

A

Constipation

26
Q

Children with _ often simply have constipation

A

Abdominal pain

27
Q

Relieve constipation by _ and gradually increase plant fiber

A

6-8 cups water daily

28
Q

Fiber provides bulk to poop because

A

It isn’t absorbed in gut lining

29
Q

Fiber also absorbs _, softening poop

A

Water

30
Q

_ can also help with gut motility

A

Exercising

31
Q

Laxatives helpful in cases such as (2)

A

Post-childbirth

In a lot of pain

32
Q

Laxatives May make constipation

A

Worse

33
Q

You can become dependent on

A

Laxatives

34
Q

90 degree sitting poop causes intestines to be

A

Pinched

35
Q

Angle to poop better

A

Crouch at 35 degrees

36
Q

Constipated people poop less than _ times a week

A

3