Can farts predict cancer in the body? If you often fart these three types, don't take it lightly!

Did you know that farting is sometimes not just a simple reaction to diet or the digestive system, it may also be an important signal from your body. Medically, farting is part of normal intestinal function, but if its frequency, odor, or accompanying symptoms are abnormal, it may be an early warning of health problems.

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Is it better to fart more or less?

Research shows that the average person farts about 14 times a day , releasing about 500 milliliters of gas. Most of these gases are harmless and are produced by intestinal bacteria breaking down food during digestion.

If you have recently found that you fart more frequently, for example, more than 15 times a day, then this may be your stomach telling you something. For example, have you recently eaten a lot of gas-producing foods, such as radish, natto, leeks, and soybeans ? In addition, when there is inflammation or ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract , it will affect the normal peristalsis of the intestines, causing indigestion, and then increase the frequency of farting.

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On the contrary, if you usually pass gas frequently, but suddenly you pass very little or even nothing, you should also pay attention to it. This may be one of the symptoms of intestinal obstruction . Intestinal obstruction can cause intestinal obstruction, making it difficult to pass gas. Therefore, if you feel bloating, abdominal pain, and have not farted for a long time, you should see a doctor as soon as possible.

These three kinds of smelly farts may be signs of serious illness

Normally, farts don't smell particularly strong, as 99% of the gases in them are odorless. However, if you find that your farts suddenly become unusually smelly, especially if they persist for a period of time, don't ignore it.

1. Rotten eggs

If you have recently consumed a lot of protein foods (especially meat), and these foods are not fully absorbed, they will produce a lot of smelly gas after being broken down by bacteria in the colon.

In addition, mild gastrointestinal obstruction may also cause such symptoms. If you also have abdominal pain, constipation and other symptoms, it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up.

2. Fishy smell

Fishy farts are usually related to gastrointestinal bleeding . If blood stays in the gastrointestinal tract for too long, it will be broken down by stomach acid and intestinal bacteria into substances with a fishy smell.

What's more serious is that some malignant tumors can also cause farts to produce similar odors. This is because the cancerous tissue erodes, peels off, bleeds, and is affected by bacteria. If this odor persists for more than a few weeks, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination immediately.

3. Fecal odor

Farts that smell like poop are usually caused by constipation . When poop sits in your intestines for too long, it ferments and releases a strong odor.

In addition, if the gastrointestinal mucosa undergoes inflammation , it will also affect the normal metabolic process, causing food residues to accumulate and ferment in the body, thereby emitting an unpleasant odor.

Holding in your fart? Don’t!

Some people may find it embarrassing to fart, especially in public places, so they choose to hold it in. However, doing so is actually very harmful to the body! Harmful gases in farts, such as hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, if they cannot be excreted from the body, may be repeatedly absorbed by the intestinal mucosa into the blood, causing toxic effects on the nervous system.

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Holding back farts for a long time may also cause the gas in the intestines to continue to increase, causing symptoms such as gastrointestinal bloating, nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, constipation, etc. So, if you have to fart, just let it go! Don't let these harmful gases do harm in your body!

In short, although we cannot determine the health status of our body based on one or two changes in farting, if there are frequent abnormal manifestations, such as the three special odors mentioned above, and accompanied by other symptoms such as anemia, bloody stools, weight loss, etc., we must be vigilant and go to the hospital for a detailed examination as soon as possible.