Everybody farts. But here are 9 surprising facts about flatulence you may not know.
Whether you try to hide it or not, you fart. Everybody does.
But even though it's such a routine activity — the average person farts between 10 and 20 times per day — there's a lot about farting that you might not know.
As part of research into the microbiome — the rich community of bacteria that live throughout your body — scientists have learned all sorts of interesting things about the bacteria that produce gas inside your intestines. Here are 9 crucial things to know about flatulence.
(Excerpt) Read more at vox.com ...
Here are the 9 surprising facts. There is detail for each fact at the link.
Whether you try to hide it or not, you fart. Everybody does.
But even though it's such a routine activity — the average person farts between 10 and 20 times per day — there's a lot about farting that you might not know.
As part of research into the microbiome — the rich community of bacteria that live throughout your body — scientists have learned all sorts of interesting things about the bacteria that produce gas inside your intestines. Here are 9 crucial things to know about flatulence.
(Excerpt) Read more at vox.com ...
Here are the 9 surprising facts. There is detail for each fact at the link.
- You produce about 500 to 1500 milliliters of gas per day, and expel it in 10 to 20 farts
- 99 percent of the gas you produce does not smell
- Gum and soda can make you fart more
- Farting is the result of a healthy, complex ecosystem in your intestines
- There's a simple reason why you don't mind the smell of your own farts
- Yes, you can light a fart on fire
- No, you can't hold a fart in until it disappears
- Beano cuts down on gas production by starving these bacteria
- Starving your fart-producing bacteria is not a good idea
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