How to Make Yourself Fart: Learn How to Fart to Get Rid of Gas Pain

Although breaking wind is generally frowned upon in public, there are occasions when you need to make yourself fart. A buildup of gas in your intestinal system can cause pain, bloating, and general abdominal discomfort. Usually, the only way to get rid of gas pain in your stomach is to make yourself fart and release the pressure.

If you need to break wind on command, there are some yoga positions you can use to help relieve trapped gas and bloating. Also, walking, keeping physically active, and increasing dietary fiber intake are other great ways to help yourself break wind and get rid of flatus. Of course, you may want to make sure that you are in a private area when you need to make yourself fart as the gas can have a strong sulfur or methane smell, not to mention a loud noise!

Some health conditions and digestive issues are often to blame for a buildup of excessive intestinal gas. If this is the case, then there are many ways that you can prevent trapped gas causing you discomfort and embarrassment. For example, ginger, peppermint oil, avoiding certain foods, and probiotics can all help to improve your digestive health and reduce the frequency of having to fart.

In this article, you will learn how to make yourself fart when you need to. You will also learn things to avoid so that too much gas doesn’t get trapped in your intestinal system. I will also answer many frequently asked questions regarding passing wind.

Why Make Yourself Fart?

Because farting in public is generally frowned upon, why would you want to make yourself fart? It is completely normal for gas to build up in the digestive system and you have to release the gas in some way.

Gas, flatus, or abdominal wind is produced when foods break down in the gut. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) reports that your large intestine holds bacteria that break down undigested food. This can result in vapors forming in the gut that may or may not have a distinct and offensive smell when you fart.¹

Another reason for a buildup of gas causing you to fart more is swallowing air. This can happen because of eating too fast, drinking fizzy drinks, chewing gum, or smoking. The NIDDK says that any air not expelled through the mouth eventually has to be passed out as gas.

According to Johns Hopkins Medical, some of the related symptoms of trapped intestinal gas are bloating, abdominal pain and discomfort, and belching. Thankfully, having gas is not a life-threatening condition; however, being able to make yourself fart to release gas from your gut is usually the only way to get rid of discomfort from the abdominal pain.²

Researchers from the NIDDK say that health conditions can increase gas and make you break wind more. They highlighted irritable bowel syndrome, overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine, gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), or certain food intolerances can cause flatulence.¹

How to Make Yourself Fart: Learn How to Fart to Get Rid of Gas Quickly

To get relief from trapped abdominal gas and make yourself fart when you need to, here are some of the best ways of breaking wind.

Exercise regularly to fart and expel gas

Regular exercise can help get your intestines working and help make yourself fart when you need to.

It doesn’t have to be intense physical activity that gets rid of excess gas from your rear end. According to the American Journal of Gastroenterology, mild physical activity is all you need to make a fart come out easier and get rid of abdominal pains caused by gas.³

In fact, the journal ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology reported that walking or jogging is enough to help get rid of bloating caused by too much gas in the intestines. The study reported that people who exercise more suffer less from bloating.⁴

Did you know that walking can also transform your health, not just help make you fart easier? For some helpful ideas of easy exercises you can do at home to help get better health and prevent gas building up, please read my article on simple exercises to transform your body.

Yoga positions to relieve gas and bloating

Many yoga poses help to put pressure on your abdomen and help you fart easier to release excess gas in your gut.

Some studies indicate that yoga can help to relieve some of the gastrointestinal symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. For example, the journal Pain and Research Management reported that yoga helped many people suffer less from flatulence (excess gas), bloating, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea or constipation.⁵

In fact, there is even a yoga pose called “pawanmuktasana,” or the gas release pose.

How to use yoga to make yourself fart:

This is how to do the yoga gas release pose to help break wind naturally and ease pressure on your digestive system:

1. Lie flat on your back with your arms by your side.
2. Breathe slowly and raise your legs so that they are at a 90-degree angle and your toes are pointing to the ceiling.
3. Bring both knees to your chest and hold your knees by holding opposite elbows with your hands.
4. Bring your chin up to your knees and hold for a few seconds while continuing to breathe normally.
5. Release the position by laying your head back on the floor, releasing your knees, straightening your legs so they are pointing to the ceiling, then gently lowering them to the floor.

The pressure on your abdomen helps to release trapped wind in your abdomen and will also improve blood circulation to your internal organs.

For other yoga exercises you can do at home please refer to my articles about yoga for complete beginners and simple yoga poses (Incl. Illustrations).

The “all-four” position to make yourself break wind quickly

If you have trouble breaking wind because of a digestive complaint, then standing on all fours can help you fart easier.

This method involves standing with your hands on the ground and your butt in the air. As with the yoga pose, this method aims to release gas by putting pressure on your abdomen to make it easier to fart.

Excellent position to release gas from the stomach:

To use the “all four” position to get trapped gas out of your intestine and break wind when you need to, this is what you should do:

1. Kneel down and put your hands in front of you on the floor.
2. Lift your butt in the air so that your legs and arms are fully stretched.
3. Slowly inhale deeply to flatten your chest.
4. Hold for a few seconds to help push out trapped gas from your intestines.
5. If necessary, give a little push to help make yourself break wind.

Abdominal massage to get rid of gas on command

An abdominal massage can help you fart on command and quickly get rid of trapped gas when you need to.

Having belly cramps because of trapped wind in your abdomen can be very painful and uncomfortable. Doctors from the National Health Service say that an abdominal massage can help to relieve flatus and ease abdominal cramping that it causes.⁶

According to the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, regular abdominal massages can help to improve gastrointestinal symptoms. The massage techniques help to relax abdominal muscles and get rid of bloating and can be used to prevent symptoms related to IBS.⁷

How to give yourself an abdominal massage to fart easier:

To massage your belly so that you can fart easier and free yourself from trapped gas in your intestines, this is what you should do:

1. Lie on your back on a firm bed or mat.
2. Lift up your shirt to expose your belly.
3. Rub your hand together briskly to warm them up.
4. From your navel, gently press your fingers to make a rubbing motion and slowly circle out from the navel clockwise.
5. Keep making the circular massage motions for about 2 minutes in total to help release gas from your belly by making yourself fart.
6. Repeat the abdominal massage for relieving gas 2 times a day – just after waking up and just before going to bed.

After completing the abdominal massage, you should find it easier to break wind and relieve discomfort from your belly.

Stay upright to make farting easier and quicker

Interestingly, staying in the upright position may make it easier to fart when you need to.

Although many people find that lying down helps to ease abdominal discomfort, staying upright may help to make yourself break wind easier. For example, a report published in the journal Gut reported that the upright position helps ease symptoms of flatulence and propel gas from your gut easier. Being upright, rather than lying on your back, also helps to get relief from bloating and gut distention.⁸

Increase dietary fiber to make yourself fart more often and relieve trapped gas

It is a well-known fact that fiber helps your digestive health and makes you fart more often.

Consuming more fiber can help to relieve constipation and make food pass through the intestines quicker. This can help to get rid of gas that has built up in the digestive tract because of irregular or infrequent bowel movements.

According to the journal Gut, a high-fiber diet can increase gaseous symptoms in the gut. But although fiber can increase the amount of gas in the intestines, it can also help a person suffering from IBS to control flatulence better and thus it should be easier to fart when you want to.⁹

Of course, if you have an underlying health condition like lactose intolerance, IBS, or inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD), you should be careful with your diet. Too much fiber can increase intestinal gas and aggravate other digestive disorder symptoms.

How to Get Rid of Gas Pain or Get Rid of Trapped Gas Naturally

If you are having to make yourself fart constantly throughout the day to expel trapped gas, here are ways you can reduce gas in your gut and get rid of gas pains naturally.

Ginger for relief of trapped gas and gas pain

Ginger is a great natural product for getting rid of trapped gas and easing abdominal discomfort.

Ginger contains healthy properties that help to relax intestinal muscles and treat inflammation. In fact, ginger is one of the top foods to help beat bloating and get a flatter stomach.

A study of the beneficial properties of ginger has backed up claims about the effects of ginger on intestinal health. For example, ginger has a carminative effect on the intestines and can help relieving flatulence and get rid of intestinal gas.¹⁰

How to use ginger to prevent trapped gas:

To use ginger to relieve excess gas and prevent trapped gas, this is what you should do:

1. Chop or grate a 1-inch piece of fresh ginger (or 1/2 teaspoon if using ground ginger).
2. Put in a cup and pour over boiling water and cover.
3. Leave to infuse for 2-6 minutes.
4. Drink the ginger tea every day to help reduce gassy symptoms in your gut and boost your immune system naturally.

Peppermint oil to get rid of trapped gas

If you have to make yourself fart frequently throughout the day, then taking peppermint oil can help reduce trapped gas in your belly.

Peppermint oil capsules allow the healing properties of peppermint to get to your gut and prevent stomach irritation. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology reported that taking peppermint oil can help get rid of trapped gas. It was found that taking peppermint oil capsules regularly can help reduce flatulence and other symptoms related to IBS and other digestive conditions.¹¹

Also, the International Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology reported that taking enteric-coated peppermint oil for 4 weeks significantly improved IBS symptoms.¹²

Chamomile tea to help prevent excessive farting

Chamomile tea is another great home remedy to prevent bloating and excessive farting thanks to its ability to calm the intestines.

The journal Molecular Medicine Reports says that chamomile is a natural digestive relaxant and will help to relieve excess gas. Chamomile is used to treat flatulence, nausea, vomiting, and indigestion. Chamomile also helps to prevent gastrointestinal inflammation.¹³

How to use chamomile to relieve stomach gas pain:

It is very easy to make your own chamomile tea to help improve your digestive health and stop gas building up. This is what you should do:

1. Put a chamomile bag in a cup (or 2-3 teaspoons of dried flowers) and pour over boiling water.
2. Cover the cup with a lid and let infuse for 5 minutes to extract the healing power of chamomile.
3. Drink 2 times a day to help prevent gas build up in your digestive tract and other gaseous-related symptoms.

After you have finished with the chamomile tea bag, don’t throw it away, as used tea bags have many beneficial uses.

Probiotics to improve digestive health and reduce trapped gas

If a digestive issue makes you need to fart constantly, then try probiotics to help reduce trapped gas naturally.

Probiotics increase the good bacteria in your gut to improve your digestive health and get rid of flatulence. A study published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology reported that probiotics can help to get rid of flatulence, bloating, abdominal pain, and distention. It was suggested that probiotics be used for their beneficial effects in treating the symptoms of IBS.¹⁴

Probiotics can also help you poop more frequently and help to relieve constipation.

To find out more about how probiotics can improve your gastrointestinal health, please read my article on the benefits of taking probiotics and why they are so good for you.

Activated charcoal for relief from gas pain

Activated charcoal can help reduce the amount of gas that you fart or belch due to stomach upset.

The American Journal of Gastroenterology reported that activated charcoal lowers levels of intestinal gas. This can help to reduce bloating, abdominal pain, and other symptoms of digestive upset. In fact, activated charcoal can also make your farts smell less. A study found that levels of hydrogen (the gas that makes farts smell of rotten eggs) were also reduced when taking activated charcoal.¹⁵

Apart from having to fart less, you can enjoy many health benefits of taking activated charcoal.

Low-FODMAP diet to reduce bloating and get rid of gas

Reduce the need to make yourself break wind by following the low-FODMAP diet for digestive health.

The way that the low-FODMAP diet helps to reduce abdominal bloating and gas is by restricting foods that aren’t absorbed well in the small intestine. This prevents foods fermenting and creating trapped gas that can be difficult to get rid of.

The International Journal of Clinical Practice reported that individuals who suffer from digestive issues can benefit from the low FODMAP diet. The study found that people with trapped gas, abdominal pain, and diarrhea experienced fewer symptoms when following the low FODMAP diet.¹⁶

Questions About Making Yourself Fart

Let’s answer some frequently asked questions about releasing trapped gas and making yourself fart.

Is it bad if I fart a lot?

No, it’s not. Farting is a natural process of the digestive system and indicates that food is getting broken in the digestive tract. Dr. Norton Greenberger from Harvard Medical Schools says that the average person breaks wind between 13 and 21 times a day.¹⁷

You can read more about this subject in my article on why do I fart so much? causes and ways to reduce excessive gas.

Why do my farts smell?

Farts smell because of bacteria that break down foods containing sulfur. Dr. Greenberger says that the most common culprits are leafy green vegetables, beans, or dairy products. These foods tend to produce gas that smells of rotten eggs. Certain fiber-rich foods also produce methane when bacteria break them down. However, most of the gas when you fart doesn’t smell.¹⁷

Should I hold in farts or make myself fart?

The answer depends on where you are when you need to fart. Obviously, you may not want to make yourself fart in a crowded elevator or in another public place. However, the gas in your stomach won’t disappear on its own. Sooner or later you will have to make yourself fart. So, maybe it’s best to find a private place or go to the bathroom to break wind there.

Do men fart more than women?

No. Women fart just as much as men do. Factors like diet and gastrointestinal conditions influence the frequency that you have to pass wind.

What can I do to prevent excessive farting?

You can prevent excessive farting throughout the day by making changes to your eating habits, diet and looking after your digestive health. Here are some tips that doctors from the American College of Gastroenterology provide:¹⁸

• Eat slower to prevent swallowing too much air that can cause farting.
• Reduce your intake of beans, cabbage, cauliflower, and carbonated drinks.
• Choose wholegrain rice over wheat, potatoes, and other starchy foods.
• Consume fewer dairy products (here are some great alternatives to dairy).

When to See a Doctor if You Have Gas Pain and Bloating

In some occasions, you should see a doctor if you have a lot of intestinal gas that causes your stomach gas pain.

Doctors from the Mayo Clinic say that trapped gas isn’t usually a serious condition. However, if you think that you have to constantly make yourself fart, you have diarrhea, constipation, unexplained weight loss, or blood in your stool then you should see a doctor.¹⁸

It’s important to know that excess gas may also cause severe chest pains. Since there are many types of chest pain that you shouldn’t ignore, if you have unexplained pains in your chest, and especially if they spread to your left arm or jaw, you should contact a doctor immediately.

Read my other related articles:

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• Stomach Pain after Eating – Causes and Natural Treatments
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• Stomach Spasms: Causes and the Best Natural Treatments

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