It’s 2022 and we’re still talking about farts making people famous… at least for 15 minutes.
In the event you aren’t up to snuff on the flatulent news, last year a former contestant on “90 Day Fiancé,” Stephanie Matto, was hospitalized after selling her farts in a jar.
Fart Jars Were All The Rage In 2021
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Fast forward to March 2022 and we are talking about a new person who was hospitalized due to farting.
However, this case is very different from Mattos.
A Brazilian singer Viviane de Queiroz Pereira had to be rushed to the hospital due to her refusal to pass gas in front of her significant other.
Yes, you read that right.
Viviane, whose stage name is ‘Pocah,’ was hospitalized for her unwillingness to fart in front of her boyfriend, which resulted in a dangerous amount of gas buildup.
Brazilian Singer Hospitalized After Holding In Farts
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Taking to social media, the singer revealed the insane and almost unbelievable story.
Her posts have since expired from her Instagram story, but the songstress shared photos of herself at the hospital in a wheelchair and face mask with an IV attached to her arm.
She wrote on her story, “I woke up at 5:30 a.m. with severe stomach pains and ended up in the hospital.”
Per her social media post, the singer followed instructions from a TikTok that encouraged viewers to ignore the stomach pains and continue to hold in the farts.
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Now, you may be asking yourself… “If she was so uncomfortable, why wouldn’t she just let her farts fly?”
I had the exact same question!
She Wasn’t On “Farting Terms” With Her Boyfriend
According to Pocah, she didn’t let any gas out given she wasn’t on “farting terms” with her boyfriend.
Upon arriving to the hospital and seeing a medical professional, they revealed she had an “accumulation of trapped farts.”
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As you can imagine, this news story has taken Twitter by storm and many have shared mixed reviews.
One person commented, “Wifey material,” while another wrote, “I think we have all done this at one point or another lmao.’
This person wrote, “That’s a good woman.
Social Media Is Confused!
Others were a bit more perplexed about why she couldn’t just step away from her boyfriend to let ‘er rip!
“Do neither of them own a bathroom? Go outside for a minute? 😑😑 I can’t,” one critic commented.
Someone else asked, “Did she ever consider leaving the room?”
“Hospitalized because she wouldn’t toot her boot smh 🤦🏾♂️,” another unimpressed critic commented.
Luckily, Pocha is fine and living out this five-minutes of fame much like Matto.
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The Blast previously reported on the former reality TV star’s flatulent business endeavors.
Matto was selling her farts in a jar and claimed to have made $50k in just one week.
She produced over 50 jars a week filled with her gas and sold the products online at a huge profit.
Back in December, Matto launched the smelly business and it exploded online…pun intended.
The ’90 Day Fiancé’ star previously posted a video about her business, and it received upwards of 6 million views.
Matto Made A Fortune Selling Her Farts In A Jar
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However, Matto’s booming business quickly ran into some trouble when she started experiencing some heat attack-like symptoms.
In January, she was rushed to the emergency room after feeling “shooting pains” in her chest. The reality star believed she might die at any moment, and believed it to be a stroke or heart attack.
She Was Rushed To The Emergency Room
Unfortunately, it turns out her new business caused major health issues for the reality star, who was told her diet of primarily beans and eggs was causing “very intense gas pains.”
Doctors performed blood tests and an EKG on the ’90 Day Fiance’ star and reportedly told her the pains were caused by excess gas from her diet. “I thought I was having a stroke and that these were my final moments,” she told Jam Press.
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She continued, “I could tell that something was not right that evening when I was lying in bed and I could feel a pressure in my stomach moving upward. It was quite hard to breathe and every time I tried to breathe in I’d feel a pinching sensation around my heart. And that, of course, made my anxiety escalate. I actually called my friend and asked if they could come over to drive me to the hospital because I thought I was experiencing a heart attack. I ended up going to the hospital that evening. I didn’t tell my doctors about the farting in the jar but I did tell them about my diet.”
In the end, she claims “I was advised to change my diet and to take a gas suppressant medication, which has effectively ended my business.”
However, she wasn’t down and out from her fart business for long.
Matto is now selling “Fart Jar” inspired candles.
