bowel health

Le Pétomane - The virtuoso of flatulence

Le Pétomane ( Il Petomane ) was the stage name of Joseph Pujol, a French artist who became famous in the late nineteenth century for a singular ability: thanks to a formidable control of the abdominal muscles and the anal sphincter, Pujol was able to emit farts at will and even suck up liquids or air through the anus.

In his performances Le Pétomane could therefore extinguish candles with a fart (see the photo on the side), reproduce sound effects such as cannon shots, thunderstorms and animal sounds, and even sing poems and folk songs to the sound of flatulence.