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World Service,2 mins

Why do we break wind?

CrowdScience

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Professor Glenn Gibson explains why we break wind. He explains how our microbiome produces different gas depending on what we eat – and how that impacts how smelly our gas is. Image credit: Young Woman Pinching Nose / drbimages / Getty Images

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