Dr. Trisha Pastryczak (Gastroenterologist)
Appearances
Your Mom's House with Christina P. and Tom Segura
Farts Are A Love Language | Your Mom's House Ep. 805
I'm Dr. Trisha Pastryczak, and I'm a gastroenterologist and an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and here's how to avoid offending people with an ill-timed fart. Real, legitimate GI studies have found that farting anywhere from 10 to 20 times per day is normal.
Your Mom's House with Christina P. and Tom Segura
Farts Are A Love Language | Your Mom's House Ep. 805
99% of our intestinal gas is made of odorless gases like nitrogen, methane, carbon dioxide, but 1% contains sulfur, and it's that sulfur-containing gas that makes farts smell so bad.
Your Mom's House with Christina P. and Tom Segura
Farts Are A Love Language | Your Mom's House Ep. 805
So if you're worried about smelly flatulence before a high-risk social event, take a medication like bismuth salicylate or Pepto-Bismol. These have been shown to reduce 95% of sulfide-containing gases and reduce symptoms of flatulence.
Your Mom's House with Christina P. and Tom Segura
Farts Are A Love Language | Your Mom's House Ep. 805
There is some concern about salicylate toxicity if you take it regularly in the long term, but if you're just trying to ease your social discomfort for a day or two, by all means, take a dose by mouth up to four times a day beforehand. You might want to try this before a long flight. Pfft.