Making you Fart!!...?

[Noni]

Got to honest, I eat quite healthy!...

The more Beans, Cabbage, Broccoli or Brussel Sprouts, why do these healthy foods make you fart?.... There's nothing from crap food at all. I can eat loads of crappy foods, but no farts!....?

Also I conclude drinking beer makes you fart too, my conclusion is, drinking beer is healthy!!!

[Brookbonds73]

As a rule after a good skin full I normally have a kebab with chilli sauce and extra onions which after being consumed does tend to make me rise the sheets a tad. It does tend to stench quite badly during the night, so much so that there are normally burn marks on the sheets and the wife's pj's have on more than one occasion caught fire.
That said though, after my morning ablutions and a half hour head squeeze, I'm back to passing wind in a most pleasant fashion, which can smell a tad of rosemary.
I'm not one for eating healthy as it normally binds me up and can take several days to uncork myself in a most distasteful fashion using a shoehorn and non grit swarfega.

[jameskel]

Couple of fingers

[Neville Bartos]

I don't have them very often, but fried onions. Somehow the smell comes out unaffected by the trip through. It's Dutch oven heaven.

[Blockhead]

wind

[BCHammer]

I think its a general thing that one does get used to beans and veg and they lose effectiveness. Quite disappointing really. Cant think of any other reason to eat them.

But hard boiled eggs always work. Add to tuna. Guaranteed results. It did actually result in me publicly soiling myself.

[Gandalf]

Maybe this will be of use to some of you!?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01 ... our-phone/

[Noni]

Maybe this will be of use to some of you!?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01 ... our-phone/

Must get one!....

[Noni]

Five reasons why you're farting so much - and what makes them smell so bad
We fart on average fourteen times a day, but there are a few reasons why the 'quality' and quantity can change for the worst




Whether you find farting funny, disgusting or like to pretend you never do it, it's a bodily function we all perform.

Also known as passing wind among other, less polite names, on average we produce half a litre of fart gas a day.


If everything is ticking along nicely , this fart gas is spread out over fourteen daily farts.

But admit it, there are times when it seems as if you are exceeding this daily average. Why is this?



1. In-flight farting

Have you ever noticed how you're a bit more liberal with the farts when you're on an airplane?

There is a genuine reason behind this. Research has shown how high altitude causes the gas in our bodies to expand.

airplane taking off
High altitude can lead to excessive flatulence
In turn, this leads to bloating and eventually flatulence. Bearing in mind how packed commercial flights can be, it's enough to put anyone off getting on a plane ever again.


2. Healthy eating

Not all the food we eat gets digested. Anything our small intestine doesn't process gets passed on to our large intestine where it brews.

Unfortunately, we owe our smelliest farts to the healthiest foods.

Fruit, vegetables, whole-grains and legumes all generate a stink.



Some broccoli
Is broccoli the culprit of your bad farts? (Image: Getty)
Onions, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and sprouts contain a carbohydrate called raffinose, which the stomach and the small intestine are also unable to digest.

Why some farts smell so bad - and how to stop producing them

3. Too much air

There are two 'sources' of our farts. One is the gas produced in our large intestine.

The other is the air we swallow, which makes its way through our digestive tract.

Intestines
Our large intestine is where a lot of gas ferments (Image: Getty)
The good news is if you're swallowing a lot of air, the farts which are a by-product tend to be odourless, rather than the silent-but-deadly variety.

It's called 'aerophagia' and it's caused by eating your meals quickly, chewing gum, or drinking lots of carbonated beverages.

Read more: Chinese pong-detecting robot FINALLY allows you to 'solve mystery' of who farted

4. Absorption

Now on to the silent-but-violent variety.

When farts are particularly unpleasant, it may be because our bodies are having trouble absorbing certain nutrients.

Carbohydrates of bread, pasta, rice and potatoes
The carbohydrates in bread, pasta, rice and potatoes might have consequences (Image: Getty)
We all react differently to various food types, but the most common one people experience problems with are the sugars from carbohydrates followed by lactose.


5. Something more serious

The quantity and 'quality' of our farts will differ from day to day.

[BCHammer]

It is possible to make a career of it