There's a Pill That Makes Your Farts Smell Like Flowers and Chocolate

Madison
2 hours ago
2 min read

Because nothing says modern innovation like edible flatulence upgrades.

In the age of AI, influencers, and oat milk everything, you’d think we’ve seen it all. But then—bam—your algorithm hands you a 75-year-old Frenchman who claims he can make your farts smell like chocolate. Yes, seriously.

Let’s rewind. This delightfully bizarre invention comes from Christian Poincheval, a French artist-slash-inventor with a flair for the unconventional. Back in 2007, after a particularly indulgent dinner that led to what we’ll politely call a "gastronomic symphony," he had a eureka moment: What if farts didn’t have to smell bad at all? What if they could smell like ginger... or rose... or, yes, chocolate?

Enter: Pilule Pet—which loosely translates to “fart pill.” Made with natural ingredients (including real cocoa in the chocolate version), Poincheval’s homeopathic remedy took three months of lab collaboration to perfect. While he keeps the full formula under wraps, ingredients like fennel and vegetable carbon reportedly play a role. And yes, they’re actually cleared for human consumption by both U.S. and French authorities. (According to an interview with The Verge)

Naturally, TikTok-style curiosity followed. YouTuber Angie Eats It All documented her experience trying the chocolate-scented version. Spoiler: after two weeks and a daily dose of 2 to 6 pills, she claimed her gas simply... vanished. BuzzFeed also took a whiff at the story and concluded that while it might not deliver the Willy Wonka-style magic some might hope for, the sheer novelty of it is worth a chuckle.

At around $20.84 a bottle, these pills are shipped from France and marketed with deadpan charm. And yes—they're still being sold, over 15 years later. Which kind of makes you wonder: Is Poincheval a mad genius or just a man who turned dinner-table embarrassment into an international punchline?

Either way, it’s proof that no problem is too weird for a little human ingenuity—and a lot of toilet humor.