Although farting is natural, it is still painful. We tell you how to avoid a bad time, and incidentally, avoid it to others.
10 to 14
Number of times daily that an average man farts.
Because it happens?
When bacteria in the colon break down fermentable fibers and undigested starches, the resulting gas exits through the back door. As for the stench, it comes specifically from three sulphurous gases: methanothiol, hydrochloric acid and dimethyl sulphide, which have odors that scientists from the University of Minnesota in the United States compare with rotten eggs or decomposed vegetables.
What should you do?
Diet without gas for a week. Mainly avoid legumes and eat more meat, fish, eggs and easy-to-digest carbohydrates. After a week reintroduce the other foods one by one to identify the worst threats, then you can improve your diet.
On food product labels, check the sugar alcohols. These sugar substitutes have been chemically modified so that they are not fully absorbed by your small intestine. The three you should identify are sorbitol, mannitol, and maltitol, which are usually found in protein shakes and sugarless gum. In fact, less than 10 g of sorbitol – the amount in a package of these chewing gums? it is enough to increase your gas output as much as the probability of diarrhea.
Check with your doctor. If changes in diet do not solve the problem, ask your doctor to recommend medications with antispasmodic and anti-flatulent effects.