Researchers at the University of Maryland developed "Smart Underwear," a wearable device with electrochemical sensors that measures flatulence by detecting hydrogen produced by gut microbes, revealing people pass gas approximately 32 times daily—roughly twice previous estimates. The team is launching the Human Flatus Atlas, a nationwide study using the device to establish normal baselines for intestinal gas production across hundreds of U.S. participants and examine relationships between diet, microbiome composition, and flatulence patterns.
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Researchers at the University of Maryland developed "Smart Underwear," a wearable device with electrochemical sensors that measures flatulence by detecting hydrogen produced by gut microbes, revealing people pass gas approximately 32 times daily—roughly twice previous estimates. The team is launching the Human Flatus Atlas, a nationwide study using the device to establish normal baselines for intestinal gas production across hundreds of U.S. participants and examine relationships between diet, microbiome composition, and flatulence patterns.