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Why do we fart?
By Elin Espe StensvandUpdated: 18.03.2024 (First published: 21.01.2016)
What is a fart?
“A fart, or flatulence, as it is also known, is intestinal gas.
The gas comes from either the air you swallow, or because of bacteria in the colon. Every time you swallow, you swallow ten millilitres of air. If you chew gum, you are constantly swallowing air. Ventriloquists in fact use swallowed air to speak.
If burping does not bring the air back up, it will travel through the entire intestinal system, which is six to seven metres long.”
How much air are we talking about?
“A study found that during 24 hours, 30 litres of air would pass through the intestinal system.
Most of the air consists of nutrients that work as building blocks that are important for your body.
I fart 100 times a dayMost of the bowel gas gets sucked up into the blood, leaving approximately 200 millilitres to be let out. Intestinal gas is healthy, without it we would die.”
What does intestinal gas contain?
“Intestinal gas consists mainly of nitrogen, carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
It also contains smaller amounts of su