Have you heard of queefing?

Even though I had experienced queefing after having my kids, I had no idea vaginal farts had a name. Lovely, isn’t it, having gas coming out of your vagina 🤣. One thing that’s for sure, there is no such thing as TMI (too much info) in my work.

So back to my queefing experience. The first time I queefed, I was quite alarmed. I thought maybe there was a hole between my vagina and rectum and gas was coming out of the wrong passage. This condition is called vaginal fistula and in rare cases, it does happen and requires medical attention. However, queefing most commonly occurs after a vaginal delivery and is harmless even though it can be alarming and embarrassing.

Queefing occurs when gas gets trapped inside the vagina. Some of the common causes of queefing are:

👉🏼 Sexual activity
👉🏼 Pelvic floor tension and/or weakness

As a pelvic floor physiotherapist, I have helped many people regain their pelvic floor strength 💪 and coordination 🏃‍♀️in the postpartum period which helps to eliminate this issue.

However, if you are experiencing the following symptoms in addition to gas, I suggest you seek medical attention:

- Loose stool leaking into your urine
- Urine or vaginal discharge with strong odour
- Vaginitis or urinary tract infections that occur frequently
- Fecal and urinary leaking
- Discomfort or pain in and around the vagina and rectum
- Painful sex
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain

Please know that this type of posting is only for general information does not replace professional medical advice.

By Mia Dang, PT / a registered physiotherapist with extensive supplementary training in pelvic floor physiotherapy and perinatal care