Wind power: CSIRO asks Australians to chart their farts for research

Agency hopes tens of thousands of people will log details of their flatulence on an app to help researchers better understand gut health

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Heather knew she farted a lot but didn't know just how often until she began to track her daily output.

I always thought that I just came from a farty family," she said. I'll eat croissants or pasta or normal bread and I'll end up having a sore stomach, and then I [would] just be tooting a lot after that."

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