Farting for a Healthier Body !

Brutttttt~~~ah!
Oh my, what a way to start an article. There’s nothing wrong about farting, as long as you release it quietly in public as people tend to get annoyed by the sound and smell.

Well, let’s start by learning all about the fun facts of fart and its benefit to our body.

Fun Facts of Farts
• An average fart is made of:
59% nitrogen
21% hydrogen
9% carbon dioxide
7% methane
4% oxygen
1% hydrogen sulfide, the smelly part
100% original fart

• A fart is mostly produced by E.coli. E. coli are enterobacteria that are commonly found in the intestines of humans and animals. There are different types of E. coli. Mostly are normal flora and only cause people to fart.
• Less than 1% of a fart is made up of the chemicals that stink, but they're so pungent that people can smell them at levels of 1 part in 100 million.
• Most farts are flammable, because of the methane and hydrogen they contain. So don’t try to ignite your farts as you might get burn.

• A fart has at the time of creation the temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This is 37 degrees Celsius the same as your body should be. A portable heating system.
• A fart has reached the speed of 10 feet per second. This is 3.05 meters per second.
• We each have an average of 14 occurrences of farts per day.
• A fart can be regarded as "aerosolized poop" which means that microscopic fragments and droplets of poop are actually distributed throughout the gaseous matrix of the fart, the components of the fart can penetrate one's clothing and these tiny particles can be trapped in clothes. That’s perhaps one of the reasons why we need to take our wudhuk after passing gas? So, holding them back for example until prayer time is fine except you may feel stomach pain if you held it too long.

For an excessive amount of daily farts there can be many reasons. These include:
• Smoking
• Lactose intolerance
• Eating certain foods
• Swallowing too much air
• An overabundance of bacteria in the colon

Excessive farts or flatulence may be a symptom of a serious health problem such as:
• Appendicitis
• Gallstones
• Stomach ulcers
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)


HOW CAN I CONTROL FLATULENCE?

Controlling ordinary flatulence is basically a matter of watching how you eat and what you eat. You may wish to monitor your intake of high-fibre foods such as cabbage, corn, and beans to determine which may be causing a problem.
Beans are famous for their wind-inducing properties. However, they are less likely to lead to flatulence if they are soaked overnight along with a couple of tablespoons of vinegar. They should be then be drained and rinsed before cooking in fresh water.


Eating slowly and chewing food for longer time allows the enzymes in saliva to break the food down before it enters the stomach and digestive tract. The more that food is chewed, the more it is broken down for the digestive system. What's more, swallowed air is a prime cause of flatulence, and careful chewing avoids the swallowing of air that occurs when food is eaten too quickly.
Some processed food items contain ingredients, such as sweeteners or preservatives that can induce wind, especially:
• Dietetic foods
• Sugar free sweets and chewing gum
• Fizzy drinks
• Whole grains

So cut down on these food offenders which causes gas such as mentioned above and also dairy products and so on. If it becomes a real problem, then it’s better to consult your doctor.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF FARTING
It seems that expelling farts or medically known as flatulence – lowers blood pressure. Okay, you don’t really have to smell the health benefits, but the next time you fart in public, remind them that you’re simply trying to stay healthy~

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, in Maryland, have discovered that the gas leading to flatulence is produced from an enzyme called CSE – long suspected as being responsible for making hydrogen sulphide, H2S.
H2S is a toxic gas whose use might now be further developed to help with blood pressure treatment. This is because CSE is also a substance that also relaxes the blood vessels and lowers blood pressure. CSE production starts inside the cells that line the blood vessels. The odour comes from bacteria in the gut that generate small amounts of hydrogen sulphide.

Scientists engineered mice that were deficient in CSE, depleting their levels of hydrogen sulphide. The mice were found to have blood pressure readings 20 mm/Hg higher than normal mice. They then added a blood pressure drug, methacholine, that relaxes the blood vessels but it didn’t help. That told the researchers that hydrogen sulphide is responsible for the blood vessel relaxation.

“This study shows that smelly hydrogen sulphide is also likely to have a role in regulating blood pressure and it will be a bit of an impetus for scientists to develop more specific tools to work out what’s going on,”

Now we see that low levels of hydrogen sulphide are necessary for better health, while high levels are toxic. Scientists hope the findings will lead to new options for treating high blood pressure, a condition that has steadily become more prevalent worldwide.


So there you have folks! The next time you’re thinking whether to fart or not, just let it all out as it is
good for health and you can make it as loud or as silent but DEADLY as you like, as long as you’re alone or in the toilet~


Done by,
Anis Natrah binti Muhammad Khairulailzaki,
Journalist of Publication and Information Unit,
PERUBATAN Cawangan Mansurah