Normal To Fart? Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
Q

Most people fart _ times a day (range)

A

5-15

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2
Q

We fart because of

A

Natural fermentation in gut

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3
Q

Sudden increase in _ in diet cause fart

A

Fiber

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4
Q

Food moving too _ through gut can cause farts

A

Slow

Fast

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5
Q

Foul smelling fart occurs when

A

Gut breaks down sulfur-containing compounds

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6
Q

Foul sulfur gas called

A

Hydrogen sulfide

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7
Q

Veggies that cause smelly farts ()

A

Cabbage (and other brassica family)

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8
Q

Food that contributes to sulfur farts (M,P,E)

A

Meat

Protein powder

Egg

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9
Q

Sulfur fart foods (g,o)

A

Garlic

Onions

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10
Q

Brassica family lead to

A

Sulfur farts

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11
Q

Drinks that lead to sulfur farts (w,b)

A

Wine

Beer

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12
Q

_ main cause of smelly fart

A

High protein intake

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13
Q

Fix smelly farts by slowly increasing

A

Fiber

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14
Q

Food that can’t be digested in body goes to

A

Large intestine

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15
Q

In large intestine, indigestible food mixes with _ to form poop

A

Fluid

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16
Q

After poop formed in large intestines, bowel muscles _

A

Tense and relax to push poop towards bottom

17
Q

Slow transit constipation occurs when _

A

Stool takes so long to get through small intestine

18
Q

(Slow transit constipation) taking long to move through large intestine causes stool to

A

Turn hard and dry

19
Q

Evacuation disorder def

A

Muscles coordination to push out poop is poor

20
Q

Evacuation disorder can be a result of _

A

Childhood toilet habits

21
Q

Evacuation disorder can be a _ problem in your biology

22
Q

Constipation related IBS called

A

Constipation-predominant IBS

23
Q

Biggest changes in gut occur _ ()

A

First year of life (introducing solids)

24
Q

Digestive system undergoes changes from _ to _

A

Birth

Adulthood

25
_ common symptom of weaning (liquids to solids)
Constipation
26
Children with _ often simply have constipation
Abdominal pain
27
Relieve constipation by _ and gradually increase plant fiber
6-8 cups water daily
28
Fiber provides bulk to poop because
It isn’t absorbed in gut lining
29
Fiber also absorbs _, softening poop
Water
30
_ can also help with gut motility
Exercising
31
Laxatives helpful in cases such as (2)
Post-childbirth In a lot of pain
32
Laxatives May make constipation
Worse
33
You can become dependent on
Laxatives
34
90 degree sitting poop causes intestines to be
Pinched
35
Angle to poop better
Crouch at 35 degrees
36
Constipated people poop less than _ times a week
3