{"id":4067,"date":"2026-02-16T12:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/scientists-develop-smart-underwear-to-help-us-understand-our-farts\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:06:10","slug":"scientists-develop-smart-underwear-to-help-us-understand-our-farts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/scientists-develop-smart-underwear-to-help-us-understand-our-farts\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists develop \u2018smart underwear\u2019 to help us understand our farts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-02-16 12:06:08<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>Scientists have created \u201csmart underwear\u201d to track how often we pass wind \u2013 all in the name of gut health.<BR><br \/>\nBrantley Hall, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, and his team have built a wearable device designed to detect and record flatulence, offering an unusually high-tech way to study one of the body\u2019s most normal \u2013 yet least discussed \u2013 functions.<BR><br \/>\nAs reported by Scientific American, Hall said in a statement: &#8220;We don\u2019t actually know what normal flatus production looks like.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cWithout that baseline, it&#8217;s hard to know when someone&#8217;s gas production is truly excessive,\u201d<BR><br \/>\nThe average person is thought to fart between 10 and 20 times a day. But until now, most data has relied on self-reporting, which researchers admit can be unreliable.<BR><br \/>\nTo get around this, scientists developed sensor-equipped underwear capable of detecting gases released during flatulence.<BR><br \/>\nThe device can identify when a fart happens and measure certain characteristics, helping researchers build a clearer picture of digestive health.<BR><br \/>\nWhile it may sound like a joke invention, the goal is serious, as passing gas is closely linked to diet, gut bacteria and overall digestive function.<BR><br \/>\nChanges in frequency or composition can sometimes signal underlying health issues, including food intolerances or gastrointestinal disorders.<BR><br \/>\nBy gathering more accurate data, researchers hope to better understand what\u2019s normal, what\u2019s not, and how lifestyle factors influence gut activity.<BR><br \/>\nThe technology could one day help doctors monitor patients with digestive conditions in a discreet, non-invasive way.<BR><br \/>\nThe work also highlights how much remains unknown about everyday bodily processes.<BR><br \/>\nDespite being universal, flatulence is still surprisingly understudied in clinical settings, and experts say the findings could help remove some of the stigma around discussing gut health.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-02-16 12:06:08 Scientists have created \u201csmart underwear\u201d to track how often we pass wind \u2013 all in the name of gut health. Brantley Hall, an assistant professor at the University&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4067"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4069,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4067\/revisions\/4069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}