From "toot" to "cut the cheese" to "break wind," there's no shortage of euphemisms for passing gas. The only problem is that if we're too polite to discuss it, we might overlook a few important clues ...

Passing wind might be considered taboo — and might even elicit a giggle — but there's a serious side to farts and what they can tell us about our health. Changes in their smell and frequency can be ...

Explore the science of flatulence—its causes, symptoms, management tips, and cultural insights. Learn why gas and farting are ...

On a good day you probably fart between 8 and 14 times, but up to 25 times is within the normal range. It’s something we all do—sometimes discreetly and sometimes not-so-secretly (talking about you, ...

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 go to the toilet to empty your bladder but before you even start you fart. And if you are using a public toilet you think of one or the other way to mask your smelly fart. But before you panic ...

Love stinks — and this romance is getting off to a bad fart. For cutting the cheese whenever she pleases, a woman’s yearslong relationship with her live-in lover is now on the brink of disaster.

Flatulence is one of those universal bodily functions that doesn’t get a lot of attention—except when it’s impossible to ...