Farting

Fart comes from an Old English word foertan which means to explode. Foertan also has a correlation to to word petard which is an earthly type of bomb.

Why must we fart?
Flatulence is a result from many things such as swallowing air as you eat or, for those unfortunate individuates, lactose intolerance. Lactose is a sugar molecule in dairy products and many people have issues with the digestion process of these sugar molecules. Many people lack the right enzyme that is needed to break down the lactose sugar molecules.

The process
Fats, proteins and carbs that you eat all congregate in your stomach and it all becomes a gastric swamp. After your stomach, this swamp moves to your intestines where some of it is absorbed into your body thereby feeding your body. Unfortunately your small intestine cannot absorb everything, so what isn't absorbed is passed on through your intestine to your colon. In this moving process the gastric swamp is gaining potency while the bacteria is in your intestine is feeding off of the gastric swampy, fermenting brew. Once this swamp has reached the colon, the colon eventually reaches its maximum pressure threshold thereby releasing the gas causing a fart.

Fact

• Amazingly enough, about 99% of your farts gases, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen methane and carbon dioxide, are odorless. Sulfur is the main culprit in the smelly process causing evacuations and sending people to run in the opposite direction.
• About 33% of Americans think they have serious issues with farting.