Vindication department!

Farts are good for something. (Not just for clearing a room, or lighting up anymore.)
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Some day, diagnosing that nasty stomach bug could be as easy as passing gas.

UK scientists say a hi-tech test focused on flatus -- the pungent gas emanating from stool -- is highly effective in quickly identifying tough-to-spot viral or bacterial infections of the gut.

"There are very specific (chemical) 'fingerprints' in the gas, so that you can make specific diagnoses very quickly," lead researcher Dr. Christopher Probert, of the University of Bristol, told Reuters Health.