1. Is it normal to pass gas during sex or orgasm?
In a word, yes, says Hyla Cass, MD, a physician in private practice in Pacific Palisades, California, and the author of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health. “Bearing down during intercourse can cause gas to be passed if it's combined with letting go of the anal sphincter,” she says, adding that it’s common, normal and, at one point or another, every person experiences it. If you’re worried, take some over-the-counter anti-gas medication a few hours before sex, but here’s a better idea: Don’t fret about it, says Dr. Cass. “If you're intimate enough to have sex, perhaps you are intimate enough to share this other natural function. Isn't sex about letting go?”
2. Will my vagina look different after I have a baby, and will it mean less-satisfying sex?
