Dr. Malik unveils the truth about vaginal flatulence, queefing, or farting in this eye-opening lesson. If you are curious as to why ...

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Vaginal Flatulence: Expert Reveals The Interesting Facts You Need To Know!

queefing vaginal fart vaginal flatulence Fanny fart we've all heard one but why do women get them I'm Dr Arena Malik urologist and pelvic surgeon and if you're new here I make Urologic content every Monday and Friday so if you enjoy watching this make sure you subscribe and share this Channel with your friends to describe it simply queefing or vaginal flatulence is when air exits the vagina causing the labia or the lips the vagina to vibrate and make a noise due to the air actually leaving a narrow entrance unlike regular farting which is typically caused by bacteria in the colon and has an odor the vaginal wind or fart is odorless and not a sign of anything dangerous now you may be wondering why does this happen well the vagina has ruge or these small little ridges and curves that can trap air so when you're resting air can come and go freely into the vaginal cavity but when you move the introitus or opening of the vagina can close and the air gets trapped inside so when you increase pressure in the abdomen and pelvis with activity cities like sex with a penis or a toy exercise like yoga or even changing positions that trapped air gets expelled or is omitted from that narrowed introitus it's kind of like how air escapes through a wind instrument and makes sound it may also cause some vibrations of the labia or vaginal lips which can contribute to the sound so don't worry queefing is totally normal and nothing to be ashamed of in fact when looking at healthy women CT scans up to 11 of women have air in the vagina so it's very very normal most commonly women will have this occurring during sexual activity anywhere between 80 to 87 percent of women if you watched my previous video about shocking facts about the female body you'll know that during sex the vagina gets wider and longer and this can allow air to get into the vagina and get trapped during sex when the vagina goes back to normal size it can then release that air there's also plenty of other times that people can queef that can be during getting a a pelvic exam inserting a tampon or using something like a diva cup inserting a female condom or even exercising like doing sit-ups walking running lifting weights doing yoga or any sort of digital stimulation or cunnilingus but you may be saying like why do some people get it all the time and some people don't well some people think this is actually a sign of a weak pelvic floor and that can be related to having multiple vaginal deliveries or having urinary leakage however we can't really be sure so now rarely Can vaginal air be a sign of something more ominous so if you notice that there's a discharge or an odor it could be a sign of infection or it could be a sign of a fistula a connection between the vagina itself and the colon rectum or small intestine with the vagina fortunately this is pretty rare So if you have something like this that's concerning make sure you talk to your primary care doctor urologist your colorectal surgeon to get evaluated so you may be wondering how often do do women actually experience vaginal flatus you know if 86 of women are getting it how often are they actually experiencing it so in a study they looked at 110 women who are coming to a urogynecology clinic and they saw that 69 described experiencing this an average of 2.1 times per week so in another study they dived even a little bit deeper they had 209 women of those 171 described having vaginal flatulence of those 63 experienced it less than once a month 20 about once a month 10 percent more than once a week and 2 percent had it daily so yes it's normal it happens pretty commonly very few people have it very frequently but regardless you shouldn't feel embarrassed about it however I do realize that this is a huge bother for some women I've had patients come to me saying how embarrassed they are ashamed insecure or even feeling isolated because they're like worried about when they're gonna have a queef and they can't control it and in fact even studies show that there is a negative impact on quality of life in about somewhere between 20 percent to a third of women and they actually want treatment to make it better so what can you do if you're struggling so in these very small studies they've looked at things like pelvic floor Muscle Therapy remember how I said they thought this may be due to a weak pelvic floor so doing things like Kegel exercises might actually help strengthen the pelvic floor and prevent these noises however it doesn't seem to help very much what did seem to help were things like pestries which are little dishes that you can put into the vaginal Canal kind of like a diaphragm and these are things that we typically use for women who have pelvic organ prolapse if you want to learn more about prolapse I made a video about this before so make sure you check it out and these are usually placed inside to lift the prolapse up so that people are more comfortable they're usually fitted at the office because everybody's a little different and they come in multiple different sizes and different shapes another thing you can do is try sitting backwards on the toilet when you pee like you know straddle the seat facing the back of the toilet and this is actually going to serve to open up the labia majora and the vaginal Canal which can then allow some of that trapped air to escape if it's only happening during sex it may be helpful to stick to sex positions that can make the vagina Less open like the traditional missionary position and avoid certain positions like doggy style or reverse cowgirl where you're on top these positions tend to push more air into the vaginal Canal also if you change positions pretty quickly that can make it more likely that the trapped air can be released also using lubrication can help and this is because the lube can trap those air bubbles in the vagina rather than lay them come out but bottom line if it does happen despite you trying it not to just know that this is completely normal and there's absolutely nothing wrong with you laugh it off and keep having fun as always I hope you guys found this extremely helpful and if you're interested in watching more check out my video on lubrication for women what they like what they don't like and always remember to take care of yourself because you're worth it

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