"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's a reason most people keep an air freshener or a scented candle in their bathroom: Everybody poops ...

Everybody poops. It’s a fact of life. But sometimes, you leave the bathroom wondering: “Why does my poop smell so bad?” before trying to locate an air freshener or a scented candle, stat. Occasionally ...

The average person passes gas up to 20 times a day; farting is a normal part of the digestive process. However, certain factors can make you produce extra-smelly farts, such as the foods you eat, ...

Q: I’ve heard your diet can affect how often you pass gas and how it smells. What else causes foul-smelling flatulence? And how much farting is normal? A: Foul-smelling flatus is largely a function of ...

Most people don’t give much thought to what happens after flushing, until something smells particularly… aggressive. But the reason our faeces smell the way they do isn’t random, and it actually tells ...