SAN DIEGO — You may want to think twice the next time you squeeze your cheeks together to hold in your gas. Farts have the potential to be released from your mouth if you hold them in, according to ...

Who amongst us hasn’t wondered if a snake can fart? Dani Rabiotti, a quantitative ecologist, posed that question to Twitter in 2017. Her inquiry into animal flatulence went viral, of course. From ...

Gut health experts decode what’s really behind the smell, sound and frequency.

Flatulence, commonly referred to as farting, is often seen as embarrassing or even taboo. However, beyond the social stigma and inevitable humor that surrounds it, the process of passing gas is a ...

It all began with a teenager's typical and seemingly inconsequential question that stumped a dedicated zoologist: "Do snakes fart?" It all began with a teenager’s typical and seemingly inconsequential ...

Protein farts are excessive or smelly farts that can occur with a protein-rich diet. However, while some proteins may worsen the smell, an increase in flatulence may, in fact, be due to nonprotein ...

Walking can help your digestive system by making you fart. Eating certain foods like beans, cabbage, and dairy can make you ...

Burps happen when air from your stomach travels back up your food tube – called an esophagus – to your mouth. Air gets into ...

It's natural for cats to fart if gas builds up in their digestive tract — just like people and dogs. Frequent or foul-smelling gas could mean your cat ate spoiled food or has a parasite or feline IBD.