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BBC report highlights reasons why we fart more when we fly

Wednesday, 24 December 2014, 16:04 Last update: about 12 years ago

A BBC report this week highlighted the reasons why people fart more on an airplane than at ground level.

It speaks of efforts by carriers to avoid providing food that cause the body to produce gas and ways how the air that is circulated eliminates bad odours.

The scientific analysis also speaks of reports that 60 per cent of pilots report abdominal bloating during flights.

The full report can be accessed by clicking here.

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