Christian Poincheval, the inventor, sells the pills online for around $12.50 for 60 capsules.

Asked what prompted his new invention, he said that he was eating dinner with friends in 2006 when he realized the group had caused a gas attack at the restaurant.

“Our farts were so smelly after the copious meal, we nearly suffocated. The people at the table next to us were not happy. Something had to be done,” he said.

If chocolate isn’t your cup of tea, you can also get pills that will turn your toots into rose, violet or ginger scented delights. Poincheval even has a fart-reducing powder for pets.

suffocate = to die because you can’t breathe

isn’t my cup of tea = isn’t something I like

toot = (slang) fart

1. Where can you buy the pills?
2. What made him invent the pills?
3. How many scents can you name?

1. Would you try these pills?
2. Which scent would you choose?
3. Do you think the pills really work?
4. Can you remember the last time you had a copious meal?