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DO you have a partner or friend in your life whose farts are unbearable?
You can now eliminate any unpleasant smells with special charcoal-based pads that claim to neutralise odours.
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All you need to do is stick the deodoriser pads into your underwear to discreetly mask any pongs.
If the wearer does happen to let rip in public, the charcoal layer will filter out the smell and no one will be any the wiser of what has happened.
The pads are machine-washable meaning you can reuse them to your heart’s content.
The Flat-D Innovations website says that the product is “perfect for IBS sufferers, gastric bypass surgery individuals, or anyone with excess gas”.
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The pads are also said to help people with conditions such as Crohn’s disease, diabetes, and those who are lactose intolerant.
You can pick up the pads for around £12 and they are currently on sale so you might want to as stock up if you want to bag a bargain.
Alternatively, an inventor claims he has created pills make your farts smell like roses or chocolate.
They also come in ginger, violet, chocolate, and lily of the valley — and can be given to pets.
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Why do farts smell?
Breaking wind is an entirely natural response to the body's digestion of food.
As food is broken down in the small intestines, those bits that can't be digested move further along the gastrointestinal tract, reaching the large intestines or colon.
As the bacteria in your gut breaks down the food via fermentation, gases are produced.
Some are reabsorbed through the gut wall, into the circulation and are eventually exhaled through the lungs or excreted in the shape of a fart.
The smelliest farts are due to sulphur containing gases, one study found.
Sixteen healthy adults were fed pinto beans and lactulose, and the smell was evaluated by two judges - yes really, poor things!
The good news was in a follow up experiment the researchers found a charcoal lined cushion "helped quash the smell of the sulphur gases".
The tablets are made from natural ingredients and sold by French company PilulePet for around £20 for a pack of 60.
Its website says: “If you are tired of rolling down the car windows trips then this is for you! Capsules are packaged discreetly to avoid any embarrassment.”
Pet owners can simply sprinkle the powder onto their pets' food rather than having to feed them pills.
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