A former reality star has announced her retirement from selling her farts in a jar
Credit: Jam PressStephanie Matto, 31, from Connecticut, made around $200,000 (€176,695) from farting and selling her products.
But it ended abruptly when she was rushed to hospital after squeezing out one too many.
Stephanie, who appeared on 90 Day Fiancé, started selling her farts in a jar last November, after receiving requests on the adult-content site Unfiltrd.
She used her 260K following on the adult site as her customer base and sold her unique product at $1000 (€880)
But offered a half price discount during the Christmas period.
Demand was so high at one stage, that it saw the reality star make 50 jars a week.
But she doesn't do it in half measures as she likes to personalise them too.
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Steph told Jam Press :
"I like to add a little flower petals. I feel like they attach the scent and make it last longer. And when I'm finally finished with my jar, I like to leave a personalised note," she said.
She entered this market as she thought it was "super niche, but also something fun, quirky, and different. It's almost like a novelty item!"
To keep up with the demand, Stephanie ate a high-fibre diet, which meant living off beans and eggs.
She then realised that protein shakes made her farts smell even worse!
"I remember within one day I had about three protein shakes and a huge bowl of black bean soup."
But Stephanie's gassy diet led her to make a quick dash to the hospital.
Image via Instagram (@stepankamatto)The reality star never told the doctors about her profession but did explain her diet to them.
Steph thought that she was experiencing a stroke or heart attack but was reassured by health professionals - after blood tests and an electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG) were taken - that it was just very intense gas pains.
She then explained why this shut down her business:
"I was advised to change my diet and to take a gas suppressant medication, which has effectively ended my business."
Her clients will no longer be able to own a jar of her farts,
But they will be able to purchase them as digital artworks.
