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...he was doing a breath hydrogen test. If you know the amount of hydrogen someone is exhaling orally, it's a simple matter to extrapolate the amount they're exhaling rectally. This is because a fixed percentage of hydrogen produced in the colon is absorbed into the blood and, and when it reaches the lungs, exhaled. The breath hydrogen test has given flatus researchers a simple, consistent measure of gas production that does not require the subject to fart into a balloon.
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colon
extrapolate
gulp
hydrogen
mary-roach
flatulence
gas
blood
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Mary Roach |
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The simplest strategy for bouts of noxious flatus is to not care. Or perhaps to take advantage of a gastroenterologist I know: get a dog. (To blame.)
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science
humor
flatulence
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Mary Roach |
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1c17e3e
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"Cigars are all the rage, dad. You should smoke cigars!" - Calvin "Flatulence could be all the rage, but it would still be disgusting." - Calvin's mom"
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rage
cigars
disgusting
flatulence
trendy
smoke
cool
poor
health
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Bill Watterson |
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f161c14
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I don't know the ultimate fate of a suppressed fart.
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poot
flatulence
gas
farting
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Mary Roach |