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This puckish presentation may not be for those who feign at flatus.—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 In one experiment, about half of people who ate chocolate bars containing 32 grams of a polyol called sorbitol suffered from diarrhea, flatus, stomach aches, and bloating.—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020 Trump’s flatus into a law-enforcement crusade.—Adam Weinstein, The New Republic, 2 June 2020 However, old fart could also mean that elderly individuals pass flatus more often.—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2018
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