Farting is a normal physiological response for everyone. Everyone farts every day, which is an external manifestation of intestinal smoothness. In the past, I always heard old people say, “One fart, a thousand medicines.” This sentence means: In the past, some people were ill and it was difficult for doctors to diagnose, so that they could not prescribe the right medicine, and even taking a thousand medicines could not cure the disease. Is there any scientific basis for this sentence, and what does the fart show?

“A thousand medicines in one fart”

This sentence Not completely unreasonable, there is a certain scientific nature. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, heavy cold in the body, poor intestinal tract and eating too much gas-producing food can lead to fart. Due to the heavy cold air in the body, the cold air is excreted in the form of farts, and the released farts are particularly stinky.

Farting is closely related to the stomach and intestines. In the farming era, due to cognitive limitations, farting was regarded as a way of detoxification. It smells bad and people think that the stinky things in the body are discharged , so as to keep the body healthy, so there is a saying that there are thousands of drugs in one fart.

What does farting mean?

In rural areas, there are many diseases related to farts, such as indigestion, cold stomach and flatulence, which can lead to fart. Although discussing the topic of farts is an uncivilized thing in our lives, fart is a manifestation of physical health. If a person farts frequently, be alert to the following 3 diseases.

1. Constipation

Constipation suffers from insufficient intestinal motility and weakened digestion and absorption capacity , so fart increases. Due to frequent constipation, the content of metabolic wastes in the intestinal tract increases. The bacteria in the intestinal tract can decompose and ferment the metabolic wastes and generate a large amount of gas, which leads to an increase in farting. If you have a lot of gas and are accompanied by difficult defecation, dry stool, abdominal distension, and abdominal pain, you need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

2. Intestinal inflammation< /p>

Always overeating, preferring spicy, greasy and irritating foods can increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, stimulate the intestinal mucosa, and induce inflammation. Inflammation of the gut can reduce the ability of the stomach to digest, allowing metabolic waste to stay in the gut, which can lead to increased gassing.

3. Polyps or cysts

If you have perianal cysts or intestinal polyps It can hinder the internal activities of the intestines, affect the peristalsis of the intestines, promote the accumulation of metabolic wastes in the body, and easily generate a large amount of gas, resulting in an increase in farting. In addition, with the further growth of cysts and polyps, it can stimulate intestinal tissue, induce or aggravate intestinal lesions, in addition to leading to increased fart, it is also accompanied by loss of appetite and abdominal pain, and stool is not formed.

It must be good not to fart?

No farting is not necessarily good, it may be caused by the following diseases.

1. Intestinal paralysis

Intestinal paralysis due to surgery and anesthesia, As the anesthetic is metabolized in the body, the intestinal paralysis gradually disappears. In addition, electrolyte disturbances, renal failure and ureteral colic can also cause intestinal paralysis; in addition, intestinal paralysis is often secondary to pneumonia, empyema, and hypothyroidism.

2. Obstruction of intestinal blood supply

When ischemic bowel disease, Hemorrhagic shock and retroperitoneal hemorrhage are likely to cause intestinal blood supply disorders; in addition, mesenteric vascular occlusive lesions and severe intra-abdominal infection can also affect intestinal blood supply, resulting in non-breathing.

3. Bowel obstruction

Abstinence from farting is also a manifestation of intestinal obstruction, such as intestinal tumor, intussusception and adhesive intestinal obstruction.

Is it normal to have no more than one fart per day?

Under normal circumstances, adults fart about 5 to 10 times a day. If you fart more than 10 times, it is likely that the intestinal flora is disturbed, and in addition to the increase in farting, it is also accompanied by diarrhea. If the fart increases and is accompanied by physical discomfort, it is necessary to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination as soon as possible to see if it is related to the disease.

Message from the doctor

Farting is normal, but Increased or no farting should be taken seriously. At the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to the smell of farts. If the fart emits an unpleasant stench, it indicates that the intestinal function is declining;The gut is infected with bacteria.

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