We’ve all heard the age-old schoolyard rhyme, “He who smelt it, dealt it.” But researchers are asking a new question about this necessary, and often hilarious, bodily function: how much farting is enough? And is there such a thing as too much flatulence?

Passing gas is a perfectly natural part of digestion. It’s how our bodies expel gas that accumulates in the intestine as we break down food. But the subject of “stale wind” remained a taboo topic for larger scientific studies. As a result, nobody really knew how much farting was normal beyond your dad always blaming the dog. 

@bummed.co We all fart. So what does your fart smell say about you? 💨 @Dr. Carmen Fong #guthealth #fart #constipation #healthcare #fyp ♬ original sound – Bummed

We all fart. So what does your fart smell say about you? 💨 @Dr. Carmen Fong #guthealth #fart #constipation #healthcare........

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