"The smart underwear device is a small, coin-sized gadget that clips into a normal pair of pants. Using a small electrochemical sensor, the device keeps a constant record of the hydrogen and other gases emitted by your gut. Since hydrogen is exclusively produced by microbes, tracking this gas provides a direct readout of when and how intensely the gut microbiome is active."
"At the extreme end are the so-called 'Hydrogen Hyperproducers', whose unique guts produce 40 to 50 farts per day. The 'Zen Digesters', meanwhile, have the enviable ability to eat a high fibre diet while their digestive tract remains unusually silent. Despite eating 25 to 38 grams of fibre per day, Zen Digesters might produce as few as four daily farts."
A coin-sized device clips into a normal pair of pants and uses an electrochemical sensor to continuously record hydrogen and other gases emitted by the gut. Hydrogen is exclusively produced by microbes, so measuring it provides a direct readout of gut microbiome activity. Measurements indicate the average person passes gas about 32 times per day, roughly double the prior clinical expectation of 14 times. Individuals vary widely: Hydrogen Hyperproducers produce 40–50 farts daily, while Zen Digesters may produce as few as four despite consuming 25–38 grams of fiber per day. Previous baseline estimates relied on self-reporting, leaving an objective baseline absent until this device.
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