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People fart horn anywhere between two to seven times a day.Men logged about 5.2 farts per day, while women reported 4.8 daily episodes. While the reason for the difference was not explored, the researchers suggest it could because of food and less social stigma among guys.In the study, people between the ages of 14 to 25 passed gas less often than older groups. Farting frequency also peaked in the morning, after lunchtime, and near bedtime.<\/p>\n
WHEN YOU\u2019VE LET one rip yet again, you might start to wonder if your gas is normal. Well, there really wasn\u2019t a way to see how your fart frequency compares to others\u2014until now.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was no clear answer to the simple question of, \u2018How much does the average person fart?\u2019\u201d says Emily Brindal, PhD<\/a>, lead study author and team leader of Behavioral Science at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. \u201cThus began our inaugural project.\u201d<\/p>\n Scientists in Australia wanted a numerical value of how often people fart. (Yes, really.) Their study in JAMA Network Open<\/a> recruited 6,416 adults in Australia and had them record 360,192 \u201coutputs\u201d to try to determine how often people fart.<\/p>\n Participants logged gassy episodes \u201cas close as possible to discharge\u201d in an app called Chart Your Fart<\/a> for at least two weekdays and one weekend day. Here\u2019s what they found.<\/p>\n Who Farts More: Men or Women?<\/p>\n AFTER CRUNCHING THE data, the researchers found that most people fart between two to seven times a day. As a whole, men logged about 5.2 farts per day, while women reported 4.8 daily episodes. The youngest group\u2014people aged 14 to 25\u2014had less \u201cdaily releases\u201d compared to the other groups. Farting frequency also peaked in the morning, after lunchtime, and near bedtime.<\/p>\n Knowing the farting status of a population might make for a (gross) fun fact at (certain) parties, but the data actually has some real-world health implications. Namely, why do men pass more gas than women?<\/p>\n So let\u2019s clear the air<\/a>. Because this study used self-reported data, it\u2019s possible that men notice their farts more\u2014or are more willing to own up to them. Or it could be the simple truth that men fart more than women.<\/p>\n \u201cMen do eat more than women, so one would anticipate differences in production,\u201d Brindal says. She also points out that farting is more than a bodily function. \u201cIt is also a behavior because it is something over which we hold conscious control\u2014we control its propulsion or otherwise,\u201d she says. \u201cThis means sociocultural standards factor in. In other words, the how, when, and where you go about it may be governed by cultural or social expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n Ketan Thanki, MD<\/a>, colorectal surgeon at the MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Medical Center, agrees. \u201cMen face less social stigma around flatulence, especially in male social groups, and may be more likely to pass gas openly and frequently than suppress it,\u201d he explains. \u201cWomen, meanwhile, are socialized to suppress or hide flatulence to avoid being perceived as unladylike, prompting them to intentionally pass gas quietly or hold it until a less visible moment when they let more out at once. \u201c<\/p>\n Who Asked For This?<\/p>\n HONESTLY, DOCTORS FIND this information pretty helpful.<\/p>\n \u201cThe findings themselves aren’t particularly shocking and don’t go against what’s already known or assumed about flatulence, but confirming these ideas through a large study is useful,\u201d says Aditya Sreenivasan, MD<\/a>, gastroenterologist at Northwell\u2019s Lenox Hill Hospital. \u201cI will probably use it to give my patients who are concerned about their flatulence a benchmark for what is considered \u2018normal.\u2019”<\/p>\n Dr. Thanki calls the findings a \u201cstep up\u201d from the usual method of asking people to try to remember how many times they farted in a day. \u201cWhat this might actually be useful for is establishing a reference baseline for IBS or dietary intervention studies.\u201d<\/p>\n
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