some late breaking health news from Reuters (this one is true):
Thursday July 16 6:43 PM EDT
Device reduces flatulence odor
NEW YORK, Jul 16, 1998 (Reuters) -- A polyurethane foam cushion coated with activated charcoal can help people who suffer from flatulence by absorbing offensive odors, according to US researchers.
The device, known as the "Toot Trapper" eliminated over 90% of the odor generated by study volunteers whose diets had been supplemented with pinto beans and lactulose, which enhance flatus output and produces the gas hydrogen sulphide.
Hydrogen sulphide is one of several sulphur-containing gases that have been found to cause the odor associated with flatulence.
"The charcoal-lined cushion effectively limits the escape of these sulphur-containing gases into the environment," write F.L. Suarez and colleagues of the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minnesota, in a report in the journal Gut, published by the British Medical Association.
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