# Fart question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 15, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822 "2002-04-15T21:24:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/1 "2002-04-15T21:24:49Z")
When you hold a fart in, so as not to cause offense, where does the methane and other gases go? Sua ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/2 "2002-04-15T21:29:25Z")
Burps… ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/3 "2002-04-15T22:56:04Z")
Whack-a-Mole, wouldn’t you think the body won’t allow anything to backtrack through the intestines like that? ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/4 "2002-04-15T22:57:30Z")
…and people think Spontaneous Human Combustion is a myth.:rolleyes: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/5 "2002-04-15T22:59:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by handy \* > \*\*Whack-a-Mole, wouldn’t you think the body won’t allow anything to backtrack through the intestines like that? \*\* Erp…I guess I need smiley faces for the humor impaired 😉 (even if it wasn’t very funny) ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/6 "2002-04-15T23:29:18Z")
> [@](#): > > There are differences in opinion on this one. Certainly, people have believed for centuries that retaining flatulence is bad for the health. Emperor Claudius even passed a law legalizing farting at banquets out of concern for people’s health. There was a widespread belief that a person could be poisoned or catch a disease by retaining farts. Doctors I have spoken to recently have told me that there is no particular harm in holding in farts. Farts will not poison you; they are a natural component of your intestinal contents. The worst thing that can happen is that you may get a stomach ache from the gas pressure. But one doctor suggested that pathological distention of the bowel could result if a person holds in farts too much. And Dr. P. said that the effort involved in retaining flatulence can cause hemorrhoids. from [http://www.heptune.com/farts.html](http://www.heptune.com/farts.html) ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/7 "2002-04-15T23:34:15Z")
It’s a tough question for me to answer seriously, because I have a dog and an infant son to handily blame it on. 😃 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/8 "2002-04-16T01:12:52Z")
**Cecil Adams** on [Does suppressing the urge to toot endanger one’s health?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_385.html) ---
**Author:** ![tspallone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@tspallone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tspallone)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/9 "2002-04-16T16:50:46Z")
On a women, it goes to their Vagina. That’s why Vaginas smell so bad!!! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/10 "2002-04-16T16:57:14Z")
Oh yeah, you’ll be gettin’ some _real_ soon. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/11 "2002-04-16T17:13:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tspallone \* > \*\*On a women, it goes to their Vagina. > > That’s why Vaginas smell so bad!!! \*\* I was going to advise you to use smilies if you were joking, but it doesn’t even matter, I find this statement highly offensive even as a joke. Honey :mad: ---
**Author:** ![tspallone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@tspallone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tspallone)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/12 "2002-04-16T18:19:03Z")
Didn’t mean to offend. I’m sure YOUR’S is fine!!! ---
**Author:** ![ricecake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@ricecake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricecake)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/13 "2002-04-16T18:30:40Z")
smooth operator indeed. ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/14 "2002-04-16T19:13:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tspallone \* > \*\*On a women, it goes to their Vagina. > > That’s why Vaginas smell so bad!!! \*\* So how long is your mommy letting you stay on the computer today? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![tspallone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@tspallone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tspallone)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/15 "2002-04-16T19:20:15Z")
Seriously though, I think it’s just held in your lower intensine until it builds up further. Veterans of this practice can do it almost without thought and then, while urinating, are rewarded with an extra enthusiastic expulsion of poor air. As far as “the other thing”, don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t deter me from taking care of business ladies. Just keeping the lines of communication open. If we, as men, didn’t tell you, you wouldn’t know. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/16 "2002-04-16T19:22:42Z")
Pick women with better hygiene. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/17 "2002-04-16T19:47:47Z")
My gf farts al lot through here vagina. espesially when we have sex… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/18 "2002-04-16T19:56:33Z")
“here”? Please tell me you’re not speaking phonetically! The term you seek is “quief.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/19 "2002-04-16T20:03:16Z")
hmm typomatix :o ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822/20 "2002-04-16T20:05:02Z")
I thought it was “queef”. And…TMI. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fart-question/103822.md?page=2)