Farting is a sign of cancer? Frequently farting these three types of farts may be a warning sign of colon cancer or a serious illness

As the saying goes, "a fart is no big deal." In fact, "a fart is not a small matter." Occasionally farting is a manifestation of normal intestinal function, but if you fart too frequently, it may not be a small matter!

Xiao Ming (pseudonym), a 27-year-old girl from Zhejiang, is a white-collar worker in a company. Recently, no matter what she eats, she always farts a lot, especially in the elevator, which makes her very embarrassed.

In addition to farting a lot, she also suffered from frequent diarrhea and abdominal pain, but she thought it was because she ate too spicy food, which caused gastrointestinal discomfort, so she didn't care.

After Xiao Ming's parents discovered her abnormality, they immediately took her to the hospital for treatment. After a colonoscopy and CT scan, the pathological results showed: stage III colorectal cancer .

Doctors remind you : Farting is a sign of normal intestinal function, but excessively frequent flatulence is not necessarily a trivial matter.

If you have obvious flatulence in the near future and are also accompanied by varying degrees of abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weight loss and other symptoms, it may be due to organic changes in the intestines. You need to take it seriously and seek medical attention promptly to rule out the possibility of a tumor as soon as possible to avoid delaying the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which will then develop into a serious illness and become difficult to cure.

🔺Where do farts come from?

Fart is the gas in the intestines, or it can be the gas in the small intestine or colon. It is discharged from the anus with the peristalsis of the intestines, and it is called fart.

A normal person produces 4000~5000ml of gas every day. The gas is produced because food enters the intestines, and there are a large number of bacteria in the intestines. The bacteria produce gas when they decompose food.

A fart contains more than 400 components, the main ones of which are hydrogen, methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen.

Studies have shown that a person farts about 14 times a day, releasing about 500 ml of waste gas every day, but most of the time we are unaware of it.

So, where do farts come from?

1. Excessive air swallowing

If you talk too much when you are talking or eating, you will inhale gas, which will lead to increased flatulence.

2. Eat more gas-producing foods

If you consume foods that produce a lot of gas, such as onions, garlic, leeks, potatoes, soybeans, etc., it will also lead to increased flatulence.

3. Indigestion

If you eat indigestible food, the food reaches the intestines, where there are a large number of bacteria, and gas will be produced due to the decomposition of intestinal bacteria.

It should be noted that the oxygen and nitrogen contained in farts mainly come from the air swallowed along with food when swallowing; while hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide are mostly produced by intestinal bacteria when breaking down protein.

🔺If you often fart these 3 types, you may get a serious illness or cancer

Under normal circumstances, 99% of the gas in farts is odorless . The remaining 1% has a foul or irritating odor , including components such as hydrogen sulfide, indole, skatole and ammonia. Because they account for a small proportion, the smell is not particularly strong.

But if you fart a lot and the smell of your farts is different from usual, you should be alert:

01 Fishy Fart

Beware: Colon cancer, gastrointestinal bleeding

Farts with a fishy smell may indicate gastrointestinal bleeding . The blood accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract, and stomach acid and intestinal bacteria break down the blood, causing fishy farts. Sometimes the stool is like tar.

In addition, when there is a malignant tumor in the intestine, the fart will also have a fishy smell .

This is mainly due to the erosion, exfoliation and bleeding of cancerous tissue, coupled with the decomposition and fermentation of bacteria, which cause the farts to have a fishy smell.

If your farts suddenly have a particularly bad odor and last for 2 to 4 weeks, you need to be highly vigilant as it may indicate intestinal necrosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc. It is best to go to the hospital to check your stool as soon as possible.

02 The extremely stinky fart

Warning: Enteritis

Foods such as scallions, onions, and leeks have relatively strong tastes and are difficult to digest. Eating too much of them will cause you to fart more and more smelly.

However, if you have not eaten these foods with pungent odors recently or consumed too much meat, but your farts suddenly become extremely smelly, you should be careful.

Because of this phenomenon, it may indicate bacterial infection in the intestine, and the intestinal mucosa may be damaged by bacterial toxins , leading to gastrointestinal dysfunction or intestinal inflammation, such as ulcerative colitis, acute and chronic enteritis, etc.

03 Rotten Egg Fart

Beware: indigestion, dysbacteriosis, gastrointestinal obstruction

If you consume too much greasy food or eat too much meat, you are likely to fart with a rotten egg smell.

Because this type of food will produce indole and hydrogen sulfide after fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract, which not only have a foul smell but are also toxic.

In this case, you need to significantly reduce the intake of animal food and increase the intake of whole grains and vegetables. When the proportions of whole grains, vegetables and meat entering the colon are reasonable, the fermentation activities of intestinal bacteria will not produce toxic gases.

In addition, intestinal flora disorders can cause a decrease in beneficial bacteria. When harmful bacteria decompose and ferment food , they may also cause farts that smell like rotten eggs, and may even cause symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea.

If gastrointestinal obstruction causes gas accumulation, and the obstruction is mild, it may cause farts that smell like rotten eggs, often accompanied by abdominal distension, abdominal pain and constipation.

If the obstruction is severe, it may cause the anus to stop farting and instead cause burping that smells like rotten eggs.

🔺How to deal with frequent farting?

1. Reduce the intake of gas-producing foods

The bacteria in the intestines particularly like foods containing polysaccharide compounds. Some foods are high in sugar and difficult to digest, and bacteria like to hold on to them and force you to fart. For example, foods containing starch, such as white radish, sweet potato, potato, yam, taro, soy products, wheat bran, oats, corn, etc.

Most of these starchy foods will produce gas when they are digested and broken down in the large intestine, but rice is the only exception .

Starchy foods produce carbon dioxide gas, while protein foods tend to produce hydrogen sulfide gas. If you consume too much of these two types of food, you will fart frequently.

It is recommended to pay attention to dietary regularity, develop the habit of chewing slowly, eat more fiber foods, exercise more, help gastrointestinal digestion, and thus reduce the production of intestinal gas.

2. Keep your bowels open

Keep bowel movements smooth and reduce abnormal fermentation of food residues in the intestines. Do not defecate every 2 to 3 days , as this is not conducive to the discharge of gas in the intestinal cavity.

If constipation persists for a long time, you can use medications such as ketamine to help with excretion.

3. Medication

Commonly used in clinical practice are Qizhi Weitong Granules, Puyuan Hewei Capsules, Alataan Wuwei Pills, etc. Bifidobacterium Capsules can regulate intestinal flora imbalance and are helpful in improving symptoms.

If there is no relief with drug treatment , it is best to complete a barium meal examination of the gastrointestinal tract and, if necessary, a colonoscopy to further clarify the diagnosis.

🔺Can you hold in your fart?

Farts are waste gas produced by our human body, which contain toxic and harmful substances. Therefore, holding in the "waste gas" for a long time will not do our body any good.

If you hold in your farts for a long time and prevent them from being discharged from the body, it may cause indigestion, liver damage, poisoning, etc.

Farts that are held back will be repeatedly absorbed by the intestinal mucosa and reach the liver through blood circulation. Although the liver has a detoxification function, if the liver is surrounded by toxins and is under high load for a long time, liver damage may occur. If this continues for a long time, symptoms such as chest tightness and abdominal distension will appear, affecting the digestion and absorption function and increasing the burden on the liver and other detoxification organs .

In addition, frequently holding in farts can cause chronic poisoning of the body . Although the concentrations of nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, etc. in farts are low, over time, they may cause symptoms such as lack of energy, dizziness, lack of oxygen, and sallow complexion.