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Scientific illustration of the large intestine showing bacterial fermentation and gas production

Biology & Digestion

Why Do We Fart?

Farting is the colon releasing gas produced by bacteria fermenting undigested food. Most of the gas is odorless. The smell comes from a tiny fraction of sulfur compounds.

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Editorial illustration of a hand covered in colorful visible bacterial colonies

WHAT IF

What If Bacteria Were Visible?

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