If you hold in a fart, where does it go?
Thankfully silent, hopefully less deadly.
Asked by: Alison Studley, London
It stays right there! Fart gas mostly comes from the bacteria and yeasts that live in the large intestine.
If you suppress a fart, it actually just seeps out more quietly, or you might be able to hang on until the next time you are on the toilet. But sooner or later, that fart is coming out!
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Luis trained as a zoologist, but now works as a science and technology educator. In his spare time he builds 3D-printed robots, in the hope that he will be spared when the revolution inevitably comes.
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