Its not bad luck or last nights calamari.
Gas production is just a part of digestion.
When you eat, carbohydrates pass through your small intestine in an undigested form.
These bacteria produce gas while they break down the hard-to-digest foods youve eaten.
Excess gas is removed from the body through burping or farting.
Both are normal, daily occurrences.
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According to theMayo Clinic, most people expel gas up to 20 times a day.
Unfortunately, if youre flying, gas may rear its smelly, embarrassing head at the worst possible time.
And, holding it in may have health repercussions that include pain,bloating, indigestion, and heartburn.
What does altitude have to do with the urgent need to fart on planes?
Passing gas on planes and in other high-altitude locales is so commonplace that 1980s researchers studied and named it.
That uncontrollable urge that has you squirming on high is scientifically known asHigh Altitude Flatus Expulsion (HAFE).
The cause of HAFE is simple physics.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
More gas in the digestive tract equals more gas to expel, he says.
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(Yes, its embarrassing, but everyone will get over it, including you.)
But if your problem really is just farting too much on planes, its okaywe all do it.
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