After a 2021 survey found that 60 percent of Australians suffer from excessive flatulence, leading public science organization CSIRO has now launched its own farting app.
Accurately documenting users’ intestinal gases will help researchers create a pattern of flatulence in Australians, according to a statement Friday.
“This got us thinking: what is a ‘normal’ number of farts per day?” The Chart Your Fart app was developed to better understand Australians’ farting patterns and promote health and wellbeing research, the report said. “Essentially, we want to know more about your farting habits. We are looking for Australians aged 14 years and over to provide us with data on flatulence over three days (including one weekend day),” CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) wrote.
Remove the taboo from the subject
To dispel people’s inhibitions about the often embarrassing subject, the authority emphasized with a wink: “We all fart! Some more than others! Some louder than others! Some stink more than others! And some are funnier than others!”
And how does the app work? Users can record, among other things, the frequency of their farts, as well as their characteristics such as smell, volume, duration and how long they spend in the air. This is intended to help scientists build the profile of a ‘normal’ fart across different age groups.
A sign of good digestion
Farts themselves are a completely natural phenomenon and a sign that the digestive system is functioning properly, explains CSIRO expert Megan Rebuli. This simply releases excess gas that is created when food is broken down and processed. However, factors such as different foods, diseases, or even the way people chew or swallow affect how the body processes the excess gases. This significantly affects the scent, frequency and even volume.
Source: Krone
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