Why do I fart after eating garlic

Garlic is a common condiment and a food that many people like to eat. Garlic has a particularly effective bactericidal and disinfecting effect. Eating a moderate amount of garlic can effectively remove toxins from the body and prevent the occurrence of various health problems. Of course, after eating garlic, many people will have certain reactions, such as farting frequently. What is the reason for this?

1. Intestinal irritation

Garlic contains a large amount of allicin, which is highly irritating. After eating garlic, the stomach and intestines are severely irritated, the stomach and intestines contract more intensely, the intestinal peristalsis process speeds up, and the air in the intestines is pushed downward, thus causing farting.

Method: In this case, you can take some drugs to regulate intestinal flora, pay attention to your diet, and eat more easily digestible foods. Regarding the frequent farts, if there are no symptoms of abdominal discomfort or pain, there is generally no problem. If you have mint planted at home, you can use hot water to brew a cup of mint water to drink, which can quickly relieve the annoying embarrassment caused by farting.

2. Eating too much

Food with garlic added will taste particularly tempting. Some people eat fast and eat a lot, which naturally causes gastrointestinal discomfort and causes them to fart. If the food is high in calories, the farts will be frequent and smelly. It is recommended to slow down your eating speed.

3. Indigestion

People with indigestion will feel bloated if they eat too much. This is a product of accelerated gastrointestinal motility. The end result is frequent farting, which will be very smelly.

Suggestion: If you have indigestion, you should control your diet and don’t eat randomly.

4. Eating too fast

If you eat fast or chat or sing with others while eating, you will swallow a lot of air. Fart is a gas. The more air you swallow, the more your stomach will expand, thus producing more farts.

Suggestion: The best way to eat is to keep silent while eating.

Eating foods with pungent odors, such as garlic, onions, and leeks, can cause you to fart. This is not pathological, so don't worry. There is a folk saying that "loud farts don't smell bad, and stinky farts don't sound loud." Data shows that this is related to the types of food consumed. Eating potatoes, radishes and other foods will produce a lot of carbon dioxide during the decomposition. In this case, the farts are often loud like thunder, but not too smelly. However, if you eat too much protein, garlic, beans and other foods, they will decompose into foul-smelling gases. In this case, your farts may not make much noise, but they can kill people without bloodshed.