Singer hospitalised after holding in fart: 'Severe stomach pains'
A Brazilian singer learned the hard way why you shouldn't hold in your farts, as her reluctance to pass wind resulted in a trip to the hospital, she explained.
Viviane de Queiroz Pereira — known by her stage name Pocah — wasn't on "farting terms" with her boyfriend, she reportedly revealed on her Instagram account, so she did everything she could to hold it in.
She detailed her tummy troubles on her page for her 15.7 million followers to see, the New York Post reported.
The 27-year-old singer explained that an "accumulation of trapped gas” caused severe pains in her stomach — something she thought only a visit to the hospital could fix.
"I woke up at 5.30am with severe stomach pains and ended up in the hospital," she reportedly wrote on her stories, which have since expired.
But thankfully, the singer is "fine" now after being "medicated" for the pain, which was allegedly diagnosed as "trapped farts".
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Following the emergency, Ms Pereira had one message for her fans.
"Girls, don’t be ashamed to fart in front of your guy, because what’s really embarrassing is not letting your guy sleep because you’re in discomfort, going to hospital with your guy, and the diagnosis being ‘trapped farts',” she said.
"From now on, I’m letting them rip, guys."
What causes trapped wind?
While it's not known what caused Ms Pereira's trapped wind, there are a number of reasons it can occur.
According to Healthline, it can feel like "a stabbing pain in your chest or abdomen" which occurs when gas doesn't move through the intestine properly.
It can be a result of "bacteria digesting food in the large intestine or the person swallowing air when eating or drinking," according to Medical News Today.
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