We all fart…..But do you really know what a fart is? And why do some of those suckers smell so bad? Let's try to find the "truth" behind the fart....

Fart is slang term for the word flatulence:

Flatulence: Excess gas in the intestinal tract. But excess flatulence is difficult to define without a yardstick to measure the "normal" frequency of gas passages. Symptom-free individuals have recorded approximately 14 passages of gas per 24 hours. From the Latin flastus, meaning blowing, as a breeze or snort.

---MedicineNet.com

A fart is created when undigested food particles reach the large intestines where the “fart gas” is formed. This area has a large amount of of enzymes that feed on this undigested food – the byproduct of this interaction is gas, the “fart.”

A fart is a combination of gases (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide). The only way for this excess gas to exit the body is through the anus.

Hydrogen sulfide (or hydrogen sulphide) is the chemical compound responsible for making your farts stink. This colorless, toxic, and flammable gas is responsible for the foul odour of rotton eggs, and flatulence or farts. The more sulfur rich your diet the more your farts will stink.

Some foods that cause can cause a smelly farts include:

• Beans,
• Cabbage
• Cheese
• Soda
• Eggs
• Apples
• Apricots
• Bran
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Dairy Products
• Eggplant
• Nuts
• Onions
• Peaches
• Pears
• Popcorn Prunes
• Raisins
• Soybean
• Tuna

Did you know?

• On the average, a healthy person farts 16 times a day.
• Hey guys, don't be fooled by girls who tell you that they never fart. Everyone farts, including girls. In fact, females fart just as much as males.
• Many animals fart too. Cats, dogs, and cows. Elephants fart the most.
• People fart the most in their sleep.
• Farts that contain a large amount of methane & hydrogen can be flammable.