Trying to hold in your fart? Bad idea.
LOS ANGELES — We all know that ominous rumbling followed by a very urgent need to pass gas.
But do you ever wonder what happens when you do?
Whether you find it weird, gross, or funny, farting is a perfectly normal bodily function. On average, we fart anywhere from 5 to 15 times a day, according to the UK's National Health Service.
But say you're on that date and are holding one in. Then what? Apart from the obvious discomfort, the pent-up gas can get reabsorbed into circulation and emerge out of your mouth as gross fart breath, reports a study published in Digestive Diseases and Sciences.
Hold it in too long and the intestinal gas could build up to a point where it just shoots out of you in a massive, uncontrollable fart.
So next time you feel the urge, it's best to just let er rip.
But do you ever wonder what happens when you do?
Whether you find it weird, gross, or funny, farting is a perfectly normal bodily function. On average, we fart anywhere from 5 to 15 times a day, according to the UK's National Health Service.
But say you're on that date and are holding one in. Then what? Apart from the obvious discomfort, the pent-up gas can get reabsorbed into circulation and emerge out of your mouth as gross fart breath, reports a study published in Digestive Diseases and Sciences.
Hold it in too long and the intestinal gas could build up to a point where it just shoots out of you in a massive, uncontrollable fart.
So next time you feel the urge, it's best to just let er rip.