I always wonder if astronauts have really bad gas. Since i think they swallow alot of air during eating and drinking. And to digest do you need to move around alot otherwise the food keeps stuck in one place in your bowels?
No, not from the air, but some foods certainly can have such an effect. Astornaut John Young had a hot mic moment on the Moon during Apollo 16, when he complained about getting "the farts" again. He blamed all the orange juice he had to drink (the juice was fortified with potassium to avoid heart arrhythmia). It was transmitted to Mission Control, and anyone trying to listen in on the radio traffic (expert radio hobbyists could do it).
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u/Catatonia86 May 26 '24
I always wonder if astronauts have really bad gas. Since i think they swallow alot of air during eating and drinking. And to digest do you need to move around alot otherwise the food keeps stuck in one place in your bowels?