Balancing your fiber intake and avoiding carbonated beverages, dairy, and sugars before sex can help in the case of diet-related tooting. Whether you like to admit it or not, there are foods you shouldn’t even think about eating before sex. Everyone won’t react the same way to all foods, so it’s important to observe your own digestion process and see what foods work before sex and what foods don’t. Over-the-counter gas medications can come in handy, too. Making sure you visit the bathroom and empty your bowels of poop (and gas) before sex can also help.
Sex positions can influence farting during sex as well. Anal penetration aside, fetal sex positions, compressing the abdominal muscles, and particularly bendy poses can increase the likelihood of flatulence during sex. In light of this, some sex positions you could avoid include doggy style, spooning, and spreading your legs too wide apart. As for medication conditions like IBS, you may want to consult a doctor to work out a proper treatment plan.
In the case of vaginal gas, strengthening your pelvic floor muscles and being mindful of penetrative sex (sex toys, penis, or fingers) and how they can trap gas inside can be helpful. However, if you’re experiencing pain during sex, foul vaginal odor, urinary tract infections, and pus leaking from your vagina, it’s time to see a doctor. These could be signs of a vaginal fistula.