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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsStudy: Smelling farts may be good for your health
http://theweek.com/speedreads/450160/study-smelling-farts-good-healthThe study, published in the Medicinal Chemistry Communications journal, found that hydrogen sulfide gas in rotten eggs and flatulence could be a key factor in treating diseases.
"Although hydrogen sulfide gas is well known as a pungent, foul-smelling gas in rotten eggs and flatulence, it is naturally produced in the body and could in fact be a healthcare hero with significant implications for future therapies for a variety of diseases," Dr. Mark Wood, a professor at the University of Exeter, said in a statement.
While hydrogen sulfide gas is harmful in large doses, the study suggests that "a whiff here and there has the power to reduce risks of cancer, strokes, heart attacks, arthritis, and dementia by preserving mitochondria," Time reports.
If this applies to dog farts, I have a friend who will live forever!
DFW
(54,437 posts)I smell farts whenever and wherever they are released into the wild, so to speak.
Unfortunately for me, it's usually the guy sitting in front of me on a 10 hour plane flight.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)when I am on a long flight.
Kaleva
(36,343 posts)Kaleva
(36,343 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)Avalux
(35,015 posts)And yes, they'd apply as well. My sweet girl sets off a nightly barrage, usually when we are relaxing in close proximity.
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)I've been banishing her to her own bed which is directly next to mine, but she still prefers to sleep with me. Her emissions are not only noxious, they are downright loud.
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)Thank you!
I'd like to see the data first.......
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)for past medical services.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)LEMME AT HIM!!!
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)but thank you for your offer
cwydro
(51,308 posts)No, just no.
Taitertots
(7,745 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)callous taoboy
(4,590 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)I don't fluff up the blankets aft... never mind
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)France has given the world fragrant perfume and very stinky cheeses, but the country's latest and greatest olfactory contribution may be a pill that makes farts smell like chocolate.
The sweet-smelling product is the creation of Christian Poincheval, a 65-year-old inventor who hails from the village of Gesvres and looks like Santa Claus' younger hippie brother.
Poincheval sells the pills online at pilulepet.com for around $23 for 60 capsules. The web page promises the chocolate pills will "allow the user to fart through to the New Year in grand style."
The chocolate pills are a new addition to Poincheval's odorific arsenal, which also includes pills that make farts smell like roses or violets, and fart-reducing powder for pets.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/26/christian-poincheval_n_6227404.html
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)You can always sniff your own!
olddots
(10,237 posts)Daisy the Jack Russle Terrorist hound just ripped a pooter that will ad years to my life .
Rochester
(838 posts)jmowreader
(50,562 posts)Therefore...chili and beer, here I come!