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Vaginal Gas and Fistula
I know that this sounds gross but if any of you out there have had this problem you know how embarrassing it can be. I was told that I had a possible fistula between my colon and vagina. I went in for a test and my gyn inserted some blue dye into my rectum then a tampon in my vagina. I left the office and came back in 1 hour. She took out the tampon and there was no blue dye. So she said no fistula between the colon and vagina. So I went home and went to the bathroom. Well there was blue dye in my urine. So I went back into the office where they drew some urine with a catherer. There was blue tint to it. So she said that it was between my colon and bladder. So I went to the Cleveland Clinic and was checked and they could not find anything. They even did a coloscopy. I might mention that I had a hysterectomy 10 years ago and my bowel was snipped, but my problem did not start until about 5 years ago.
I don't know what my next step should be. It occurs out of the blue and I have no control over it. If I am sitting up in bed and have gas it is clearly coming from both ends. You know if you have regular gas you would at least have time to walk out of the room, but with this you don't. I want to hide from the world.
Please help me and guide me as what to do next. I am totally at a loss.
Thank you
I don't know what my next step should be. It occurs out of the blue and I have no control over it. If I am sitting up in bed and have gas it is clearly coming from both ends. You know if you have regular gas you would at least have time to walk out of the room, but with this you don't. I want to hide from the world.
Please help me and guide me as what to do next. I am totally at a loss.
Thank you
I'm 46 and started experiencing vaginal gas after an episode of diverticulitis a few months ago. My woman doctor doesn't seem to have a clue about this problem and it's very embarassing when it happens and there are people around you! I will try and notice my position when sitting but in my case, I've also noticed that it seems to occur more frequently around my period or when my bladder is full. Thanks for sharing this issue, glad to see I'm not alone with this problem and will definitely follow up with this forum in case a miracle solution is found!
Thanks for the info....will investigate further as surgery should always be the last resort!
Hi everyone,
There seem to be all sorts of things that could be a possibility to contributing to this issue. I was just doing some yoga type exercises with my 13 year old daughter and started laughing at her farting away next to me( she was laughing too)Found out all this wind she has is coming from her vagina and not her butt so decided to Google it. At this stage she thinks it hilarious and so did I but as I can see it could be quite an issue for her. I will see what else I can find out about it but I am wondering if it does have something to do with her posture. She has quite a sway back and I know she needs some action taken on her overall core strength and posture. She has recently (last six months) got her periods and would say she has been varting for about a year. She said it occurs when she is lying in bed with her legs crossed ( as you would a child on the mat at school) not a posture many of us would do and when she is doing types of exercise like backward rolls or anything kind of upside down. Tonight she was sucking her stomach in and out quite fast and strong and was even making the varting happen but said it usually just comes out and can't stop it. Was a big joke but I can so see how this is not going to be soon for her.
So there isn't any exact cause that I can see from reading many posts but the only thing that can be related in her case would be hormonal and posture, diet hasn't changed, not sexually active, children, operations etc.
Hope this is of a small bit of help. Sorry have no answers on making it stop at this stage.
There seem to be all sorts of things that could be a possibility to contributing to this issue. I was just doing some yoga type exercises with my 13 year old daughter and started laughing at her farting away next to me( she was laughing too)Found out all this wind she has is coming from her vagina and not her butt so decided to Google it. At this stage she thinks it hilarious and so did I but as I can see it could be quite an issue for her. I will see what else I can find out about it but I am wondering if it does have something to do with her posture. She has quite a sway back and I know she needs some action taken on her overall core strength and posture. She has recently (last six months) got her periods and would say she has been varting for about a year. She said it occurs when she is lying in bed with her legs crossed ( as you would a child on the mat at school) not a posture many of us would do and when she is doing types of exercise like backward rolls or anything kind of upside down. Tonight she was sucking her stomach in and out quite fast and strong and was even making the varting happen but said it usually just comes out and can't stop it. Was a big joke but I can so see how this is not going to be soon for her.
So there isn't any exact cause that I can see from reading many posts but the only thing that can be related in her case would be hormonal and posture, diet hasn't changed, not sexually active, children, operations etc.
Hope this is of a small bit of help. Sorry have no answers on making it stop at this stage.
Hi everyone,
There seem to be all sorts of things that could be a possibility to contributing to this issue. I was just doing some yoga type exercises with my 13 year old daughter and started laughing at her farting away next to me( she was laughing too)Found out all this wind she has is coming from her vagina and not her butt so decided to Google it. At this stage she thinks it hilarious and so did I but as I can see it could be quite an issue for her. I will see what else I can find out about it but I am wondering if it does have something to do with her posture. She has quite a sway back and I know she needs some action taken on her overall core strength and posture. She has recently (last six months) got her periods and would say she has been varting for about a year. She said it occurs when she is lying in bed with her legs crossed ( as you would a child on the mat at school) not a posture many of us would do and when she is doing types of exercise like backward rolls or anything kind of upside down. Tonight she was sucking her stomach in and out quite fast and strong and was even making the varting happen but said it usually just comes out and can't stop it. Was a big joke but I can so see how this is not going to be soon for her.
So there isn't any exact cause that I can see from reading many posts but the only thing that can be related in her case would be hormonal and posture, diet hasn't changed, not sexually active, children, operations etc.
Hope this is of a small bit of help. Sorry have no answers on making it stop at this stage.
There seem to be all sorts of things that could be a possibility to contributing to this issue. I was just doing some yoga type exercises with my 13 year old daughter and started laughing at her farting away next to me( she was laughing too)Found out all this wind she has is coming from her vagina and not her butt so decided to Google it. At this stage she thinks it hilarious and so did I but as I can see it could be quite an issue for her. I will see what else I can find out about it but I am wondering if it does have something to do with her posture. She has quite a sway back and I know she needs some action taken on her overall core strength and posture. She has recently (last six months) got her periods and would say she has been varting for about a year. She said it occurs when she is lying in bed with her legs crossed ( as you would a child on the mat at school) not a posture many of us would do and when she is doing types of exercise like backward rolls or anything kind of upside down. Tonight she was sucking her stomach in and out quite fast and strong and was even making the varting happen but said it usually just comes out and can't stop it. Was a big joke but I can so see how this is not going to be soon for her.
So there isn't any exact cause that I can see from reading many posts but the only thing that can be related in her case would be hormonal and posture, diet hasn't changed, not sexually active, children, operations etc.
Hope this is of a small bit of help. Sorry have no answers on making it stop at this stage.
I am reporting back and this time (this cycle) I practiced being mindful of how I was sitting and kept my chair low with no back pillows and I had no vaginal air release at the office. I had one brief incident (at home this time) when I got up to walk into the kitchen. I stopped in my tracks and realized I had just been sitting very slouched down into the chair with my feet up on the ottomon - almost sitting on my back. So I'm going to keep this practice as long as it works. Maybe some folks on this page can try it and weigh in?
I am turning 50, but still getting cycles regularly. I had one vaginal birth 22 yrs ago. I pretty much eat the same thing every day so variations in diet don’t seem to be a trigger for me. I'm 5'6" - 110 and very active. It started a few years ago once and while, but is increasing in frequency and loudness. There is no odor or discharge. It does seem to occur just before and during my cycle. I read all of the very helpful posts on this page (thank you!) and tried a few of the yeast remedies with coconut oil etc. but no change. Like many on this board, mine only occurs (so far) at work while sitting for a while and then standing up.
I work at home often at the kitchen table but it does not happen. So at work I started to take notice of the way I was sitting at my desk. I have a common office chair with arm rests that is adjustable for height and rolls on wheels. I have a significant back support pillow that sort of pushes my bottom forward. I noticed that when I'm deeply involved in what I'm doing on the computer, I scoot my bottom up closer to the edge of the chair and the back of my thighs hug over the front edge of the chair. When I really paid attention, I could actually feel the air or the openness of my vagina in that position. Because it was only after I was in that position that I would stand up and it would happen. So I lowered my chair to the lowest setting and removed the back support and it has not happened since. It took some getting used to sitting that way, but I notice like this, my back is all the way to the back of the chair and my feet are flat on the floor. There is no opportunity for air to get in. I try to stay mindful of how I am sitting. But I made this realization just as my cycle was ending. I can only wait until my cycle begins again to report if this method works or not. I will report back.
I work at home often at the kitchen table but it does not happen. So at work I started to take notice of the way I was sitting at my desk. I have a common office chair with arm rests that is adjustable for height and rolls on wheels. I have a significant back support pillow that sort of pushes my bottom forward. I noticed that when I'm deeply involved in what I'm doing on the computer, I scoot my bottom up closer to the edge of the chair and the back of my thighs hug over the front edge of the chair. When I really paid attention, I could actually feel the air or the openness of my vagina in that position. Because it was only after I was in that position that I would stand up and it would happen. So I lowered my chair to the lowest setting and removed the back support and it has not happened since. It took some getting used to sitting that way, but I notice like this, my back is all the way to the back of the chair and my feet are flat on the floor. There is no opportunity for air to get in. I try to stay mindful of how I am sitting. But I made this realization just as my cycle was ending. I can only wait until my cycle begins again to report if this method works or not. I will report back.
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