Everyone experiences gas. In fact, passing gas 13 to 21 times a day is considered normal. It’s a natural result of digestion, proof that your body is working to break down food and extract nutrients.

Whether you call it breaking wind, sounding the trumpet, or cutting the cheese, everyone farts. But how much gas is too much? The short answer: no one knows – yet. Scientists at the University of ...

Farting is one of the body’s most common — and necessary — digestive processes. Gas is created as gut bacteria digests the food we eat, or as the result of swallowing air (aerophagia), and releasing ...

At some point in childhood, farts become one of two things: an embarrassing secret we pretend never happens, or the butt of every joke. As adults, most of us stop joking about them, but many still ...

Gas actually gets into the rectum and causes swelling there. "The anus can sense whether there is gas or stool in the rectum -- probably by continuously sampling microscopic amounts -- helping one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hall's team demoing a Smart Underwear Prototype. (CREDIT: University of Maryland) Scientists at the University of Maryland have ...