Is holding fart in..good for the health?

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You’re on a date with the most amazing person you’ve ever met. It’s all going well, and you know you’re not going home alone tonight. But as you finish up your meal, it hits you out of nowhere: the stomach rumbles of a vicious fart. Your mind races: what to do?! Should you hold it in or break wind and try to blame it on the waiter?Well, today we have a translation of a Japanese article about this very topic! Now you’ll know what happens when you hold in those Silent-But-Deadlies.

So Where Do All the Held-in Farts Go??Letting out a fart in front of others can be pretty embarrassing, can’t it? Whether you’re on a date (yikes!) or at work or on the train,there’s not much you can do but grin and bear it. But just where in the hell does the gasgo when you hold it in? And, is there a chance that holding them in can be bad for thebody? We sat down with a representative fromKobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., a medicine manufacturer, who’s sellsGaspitan, a flatulencesuppressant, to find out!— To begin with, what mechanism creates farts?“Basically, farts are emissions of a mixture of the air swallowed when eating and the gasescreated by the decomposition of food.”

— As long as we eat, no one can avoid the development of gas in their intestines. Even so,it’s just rude to fart in front of others, as well as being embarrassing for women (Some ladies have even developed anthrophobia, the fear of people, due to built-up stress stemmingfrom worrying too much about accidental tootsin front of others). For most of us, it’s pretty normal to try to hold our gas in. So, where does it go??“When held in, the gas that can’t be expelled from the body is absorbed into the intestinal wall and then mixed into our blood.”— Mixed into our blood?? That just can’t be good for the body….“It’s not! It can have negative effects on our internal organs. Stomach bloating, abdominal pain, and constipation can all be caused by holding in gas. When the gas mixes with our blood and then enters the lungs, it can even become the cause of halitosis (bad breath).”

— When we want to avoid passing gas, whatshould we do? Is it possible to develop our bodies to avoid the buildup of gas?“Some of the causes for people with lots of gas are eating too quickly, not chewing food thoroughly enough, often sitting for long periodsof time, not getting enough exercise, having badposture, and having an erratic lifestyle. Havinglots of stress isn’t good either. If the amount of gas you have increases, or if it smells particularly bad, it might need special attention. The condition of your intestinal organs may bedeteriorating.“As such, the most important thing for developing a body that doesn’t build up gas and rejuvenating the condition of your intestinalorgans is improving your lifestyle habits. Stop eating and drinking too much, and avoid eatingtoo fast. Also, eat an appropriate amount of fiber from vegetables instead of just eating a lot of meat or other food with a lot of fat orprotein. You should also get enough sleep, exercise enough, and reduce your stress.”

Read the full article:http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/05/14/gas-attack-can-holding-in-farts-be-bad-for-you/...