Abdominal pain relieved after farting

The human stomach and intestines are moving normally every moment, but for some people, if the stomach and intestines move too frequently, they will fart. Farting is a normal physiological phenomenon and you don’t have to take it too seriously. However, sometimes when people have gastrointestinal problems, farting can become more special. So if a person has stomach pain, but it is relieved after farting, what is the cause of this situation?

Why does abdominal distension and pain get relieved after farting?

1. Swallowing too much gas

About 90% of intestinal gas is swallowed orally. A normal person swallows about 500 to 1000 cc of air every day. The main components of air are oxygen and nitrogen. When the human body swallows air into the small intestine, oxygen will be absorbed, while nitrogen goes to the large intestine and becomes the main component of intestinal gas. In many cases, the human body swallows air without realizing it, for example, when chewing gum, eating quickly, talking while eating, drinking carbonated beverages such as soda, cola, beer, or eating foods that easily produce gas. In addition, some people will swallow their saliva involuntarily when they are nervous. These factors will lead to an increase in intestinal gas.

2. The large intestine produces too much gas

The intestines produce gas due to intestinal motility disorders, which cause bacteria to over-ferment food and produce a large amount of gas; or because there is a problem with a certain digestive enzyme in the intestines, which leads to indigestion of certain foods. The most common one is "lactose intolerance".

Causes of intestinal flatulence

1. Gastrointestinal diseases The main gastric diseases that cause gastrointestinal flatulence include: acute gastritis, chronic gastritis, gastroptosis, acute gastric dilatation, pyloric obstruction, gastric ulcer, gastric cancer, etc.; the main intestinal diseases include: bacterial dysentery, amoebic dysentery, intestinal tuberculosis, acute hemorrhagic necrotizing enteritis, etc.; complete or incomplete intestinal obstruction; superior mesenteric artery syndrome; intestinal parasitic diseases; gastrointestinal neurosis, including aerophagia, gastric bubble syndrome, hepatosplenic flexure syndrome, colon allergy, etc.

2. Liver, gallbladder and pancreatic diseases The liver diseases that cause gastrointestinal flatulence mainly include: acute or chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, primary liver cancer, etc.; biliary tract diseases include: chronic cholecystitis, gallstones, etc.; pancreatic diseases, including acute or chronic pancreatitis.

3. Peritoneal diseases include acute peritonitis, tuberculous peritonitis, peritoneal cancer, etc.

4. Cardiovascular diseases include congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, mesenteric vascular embolism, thrombosis, mesenteric arteriosclerosis, etc.

5. Acute infectious diseases: various serious infections causing toxemia, sepsis, toxic pneumonia, typhoid fever, etc.

Why does abdominal bloating and abdominal pain get relieved after farting? Abdominal bloating and abdominal pain are relieved after farting or defecation, which is mostly caused by excessive gas in the intestines. If you don’t want too much gas in your intestines, you can improve your daily living habits, diet, etc. to avoid various problems.