Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner explores why it seems that people fart more on planes. QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, I just returned home from London after ...

Farting is a normal part of digestion. Certain foods, drinks, and habits make gas worse. Too much gas or pain can signal a gut problem. See a doctor if farting comes with new or severe symptoms.

For most people, farting or passing gas, is a source of embarrassment. Yet according to Dr Prashant Desai, a Stanford-trained physician known for his work on gut health, everyday gas may be doing more ...

How often do people fart? That pressing question is currently being studied by scientists at the University of Maryland. Microbiologist Brantley Hall and his colleagues are attempting to map something ...

Editor’s note: The link to sign up for the study is here. You may not be able to participate right away, as “due to overwhelming demand, enrollment in the Human Flatus Atlas is currently paused.” That ...