Teen TikToker Says Fart Led To Uterus Coming Out Her Vagina

Whenever you fart, you typically want to mindful of what comes out of you. That can help you make key decisions such as when to enter a room or when to leave one or perhaps even whether you need to change your undergarments. Well, a teen who goes by the handle @fresnonightcrawler on TikTok, recently dropped a story about what happened one day when she farted on the social media platform. That is, she dropped the story on TikTok about what happened when she had farted, as you can see here:

Hmm, talk about a breakout womb. If you caught wind of @fresnonightcrawler’s story, you heard that not only did she pass gas but she passed something through her vaginal opening at the same time: part of her uterus.

She began the story with “So I was 17, and I farted really loud,” which is not how most stories begin. In fact, few speeches, job interviews, classroom lectures, dates, cocktail party conversations, or pitches to venture capitalists begin with “I farted really loud.” Nevertheless, she wasn’t too chicken to say the following: “And it suddenly felt like I had laid an egg, like I was sitting on a tennis ball in my bed, like I was lying on top of one.” Since laying an egg is not a standard feeling, assuming that you don’t have wings and feathers, she figured something was up or perhaps going down. She continued with, “I couldn’t get comfortable and I’m walking around and I feel like something is, like did I [bleep] myself? Like something is out.” Except, instead of bleep, she said a word that started with “sh” but didn’t end with “sh.”

The TikTokker went on to say, “I can’t figure out what it is and then I got to the bathroom and I look and I am like do I have a penis?” Usually, by 17, you’ve already figured out whether you have a penis. But that’s not necessarily a guarantee. After @fresnonightcrawler did the requisite penis checks—whatever those may be—she realized that she did not in fact have a penis. Rather, she could read the womb, so to speak.

She explained, “Turns out my uterus fell out, which doesn’t usually happen until you’re in your mid-70s when your pelvic floor decides it has given up.” She concluded, “Turns out when you push when you poop, it weakens your pelvic floor so much that your uterus could fall out and you just have to stick it back in.”

Her video got quite a reaction from viewers. This included comments like, “Now i’m gonna be overthinking every fart”, “never pooping or peeing again”, “I farted while watching this and panicked”, “I’m forever scared to go to the bathroom now”, and “Didn’t know this could happen and now I’m horrified.” Naturally, never pooping or peeing again is not possible, assuming that you aren’t a ficus plant.

It sounds like what @fresnonightcrawler had was uterine prolapse. The left side of the following illustration shows what’s considered normal genitalia anatomy and then what uterine prolapse may look like:

The right side of the illustration shows the various anatomical parts around that region.

Uterine prolapse is a bit of a coming out party for your uterus. This is when part of your uterus moves from its regular position into your vaginal canal or even further down. It can happen when the support structures—including the uterosacral and cardinal ligament complexes—that are supposed to keep the uterus out of the vagina canal becomes too weak to keep things in place. Such weakening can result after giving birth, advancing age, or connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome and Ehler’s Danlos syndrome. A study published in JAMA showed that 9.7% of women between the ages of 20 and 39 and 49.7% of women who were greater than 80 years old had suffered some type of pelvic organ prolapse. A higher body mass index (BMI) does correlate with greater likelihood of uterine prolapse as well.

The following graphic is a bit of a uterine prolapse salad bar, shows what uterine prolapse is, what some of the accompanying symptoms maybe, and what are some of the treatment options:

All uterine prolapses are not equal. There is a staging system called the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system to measure the amount of prolapse that you have. You are supposed to perform a Valsalva maneuver, which closing your mouth and pinching your nose shut while trying to exhale, and the measure the following, as described by an article in the Journal of Medicine and Life:

• Stage 0: no prolapse demonstrated
• Stage 1: the most distal portion of the prolapse is more than 1 cm above the level of the hymen
• Stage 2: the most distal portion of the prolapse is 1 cm or less proximal or distal to the hymenal plane
• Stage 3: the most distal portion of the prolapse protrudes more than 1 cm below the hymen but protrudes no farther than 2 cm less than the total vaginal length (for example, not all of the vagina has prolapsed)
• Stage 4: vaginal eversion is essentially complete

Treatment of uterine prolapse depends on what the stage of prolapse is, how reversible it may be, and how often the prolapse occurs. While uterine prolapse itself is not a life-threatening condition, it may not be something that you can simply ignore. After all, sitting on a tennis ball is not greatest of feelings. Plus, uterine prolapse can lead to urinary or bowel incontinence and negatively affect your sex life.

The first that you should do when you notice what may be uterine prolapse is contact your medical doctor. Don’t simply try to avoid farting or going to the bathroom ever, because you will probably fail. Farting like heartbreak is part of life. Your doctor can help confirm whether you indeed have uterine prolapse and recommend various exercises to strengthen your pelvic muscles such as Kegel exercises. These may be enough to keep things where they are supposed to be.

If such exercises alone do not work, one option is to insert a vaginal pessary into your vagina to help provide support. Vaginal pessaries are typically soft and flexible, made out of silicone, and shaped in a ring. It’s important to make sure that the pessary is appropriate and fits. So don’t just buy something off the Internet and give it a try. Instead, see your medical doctor to discuss this possibility.

If the above measures don’t work, some type of surgical approach may be the answer. This can range from procedures that spare your uterus to those that remove your uterus. Naturally, you want to have an extensive discussion with your medical doctor about different options and what may be best given your age, history, and goals. If you medical doctor doesn’t take your concerns seriously or recommends you put ozone in your rectum instead, find another doctor.

Although uterine prolapse can occur when you are a young adult or in your teens, it’s not common at that age. So, again, don’t try to hold in your farts or start sweating every time you go to the bathroom. In other words, @fresnonightcrawler’s story shouldn’t make you fear the fart and not finish what you farted.

If you do happen to suffer uterine prolapse, it will be important to make sure that you don’t have an underlying condition such as a connective tissue disorder that may be predisposing you to such a situation. So, don’t suffer in silence. See a medical doctor, a real medical doctor. Make sure the medical doctor takes your concerns seriously and doesn’t pass your story off like some kind of gas. Since uterine prolapse is not common in younger folks, your doctor may not have seen such a condition in your age group before. By telling her story, @fresnonightcrawler may be bringing more light to this possibility. This could prompt more doctors to actually give a toot about the possibility.