Ever been in a situation where passing wind is going to be hugely embarrassing and you've had to hold in a fart? Let's face it—we all have. Trying to hold it in leads to a build up of pressure and ...

In the midst of a below-zero cold spell, my significant other and I were discussing the sources of humidity in our home that resulted in frost on the windows. He said breath. I said farts were also a ...

Passing gas: Everybody does it – and no one wants to admit it. This embarrassing habit may seem foul, but breaking wind is simply an unavoidable byproduct of our daily digestion. In fact, the average ...

Ever been in a situation where passing wind is going to be hugely embarrassing and you've had to hold in a fart? Let's face it — we all have. Trying to hold it in leads to a build-up of pressure and ...

NCBI ROFL: Flaturia: passage of flatus at coitus. Incidence and pathogenesis. Discover how fecal and flatus control affects women, particularly during coitus where leaked flatus may occur.

Gas is a normal result of your body digesting the foods you eat or beverages you drink. As your digestive system does its thing, gas forms as a side effect. You may also get gas from swallowing air.

Nearly everyone has been in a situation where passing gas would be embarrassing. Choosing to “hold in” or delay flatulence from escaping is often the polite thing to do. But holding in a fart for too ...

Just about everyone gets the ‘tude toots. Lucky for you, intrepid physician Paul Auerbach decided in 1981 to research the phenomenon so mountain lovers would no longer have to suffer in silence, or ...

His name was Edwin Murphy, and at a 1964 Conference on Nutrition in Space and Related Waste Problems, he suggested that the ideal astronaut should be totally flatus-free. Travelers in outer space ...

Clare Collins is affiliated with the Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, the University of Newcastle, NSW. She is an NHMRC Senior Research and Gladys M Brawn Research Fellow.