"Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment

Re:"Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment by polishdude20 on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @09:21PM (#45663903)

I wonder if, given that our intestines can absorb gasses into our blood stream, if that also means we readily absorb our farts into our blood stream as well? The chemical composition of them could be having effects on your whole system maybe?

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Re:"Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment by russdill on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @10:01PM (#45664137)

https://www.healthline.com/health/fart-in-mouth

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Re:"Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @10:05PM (#45664164)

Worth the risky click, that was surprisingly informative.

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Re:"Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment by thornton on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @10:18PM (#45664218)

Agreed!

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Re:"Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment by tomcam on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @12:36AM (#45664927)

Thank you for your service

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Re:"Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment by amelius on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @08:19AM (#45667930)

OK, I clicked.

> If gas that is a part of flatulence is making its way out of your mouth, anyway, does that mean it’s OK to fart into someone else’s mouth?

This article answers really too many unasked questions ...

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Re:"Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment by freediver on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @09:30PM (#45663960)

The answer is probably yes and they eventually get exhaled through the lungs or metabolized by various tissues. Gives whole new meaning to 'carrying the fart' though.

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Re:"Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment by richrichardsson on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @03:26AM (#45665868)

"Better out than in" might hold some weight if so.

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