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Imagine being on a first date when you feel the need to toot your own horn — that is, pass gas. The average person releases about 0.5 to 1.5 liters of gas a day. Most of these farts are odorless, but it's rarely acceptable to take the chance and break wind. Whether in the workplace or with friends, we all clench our cheeks from time to time.
"There's lots of different changes and cycles that happen with the bacteria that's in our gut that helps us to digest," Stein told Live Science."The good news is that we have a process for it; the bad news is that gas has to pass eventually." But not everything in food can be used by the body, especially if the body can't fully break down certain substances. For example, people with lactose intolerance don't make enough of the enzyme lactase in their small intestine, so lactose, a sugar in dairy products, stays and ferments in the digestive system, causing symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea and excessive gas.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Farts are the natural way the body handles this unneeded gas. But before this gas can be released, it hits the anal sphincter."That's the last stop: the control center … that tells you when to release a fart," Stein explained.
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