why do beans give people gas?
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Seriously -\n\nBeans cause gas because the body cannot digest the complex sugars (carbohydrates or starches known as disaccharides) they contain. These starches pass into the intestine, where bacteria normally found there can use them as a food source. When bacteria use them as food, they produce gas as a by-product. In addition to beans, such foods as broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts and cauliflower cause uncomfortable excess gas.\n\nI just ended my nutrition class with an A+!
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two causes of passing gas\nAir swallowing (aerophagia) is a common cause of gas in the stomach. Everyone swallows small amounts of air when eating and drinking. However, eating or drinking rapidly, chewing gum, smoking, or wearing loose dentures can cause some people to take in more air.\n\nUndigested food passes from the small intestine into the large intestine, where normal, harmless bacteria break down the food, producing hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and, in about one-third of all people, methane. Eventually these gases exit through the rectum. The balance of the two types of bacteria may explain why some people have more gas than others. \n\nExperience has shown that the most common ways to reduce the discomfort of gas are changing diet, taking medicines, and reducing the amount of air swallowed.
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your system is different from my system-hard to tell...you could have "gas" from the foods that you eat or the beverages that you consume.
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coconut and tamarind make your gas problem worst.\ni felt it everytime i ate it when my i had gastritic.
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Chewing gum and drinking during meals can create gas and bloating.
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carbs and sugar create gas.  cut back on the breads, starches, pastas and a lot of sugar.   If that doesn't work, see a doc.
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it could be the foods you are eating:\nmost veggies will give you gas along with most beans.  If you are eating a high fiber diet that can also cause some gas.\n\nYou may want to try Bean-o to see if that works for you.\n\nIf not check with your MD.
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hmmmmm............maybe you're gassy????
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This is my mother's belief, sometimes you have trapped gas in your stomach and the heat from the tea break the gas bubble.  Sometimes you eat too much after being empty for a while and the gas get trapped.  It's not scientific, but I go with it.
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Some years ago, a friend at work used to make lunches for colleagues. They consisted of minced meat and vegetables with chilli and other spices inside pitta bread. He'd gradually increase the chilli content according to a scale he devised. I had just moved up to level 2 (of 5, I think), but at the time I was not used to piquant food. These lunches started to affect my whole body, upsetting my digestion, and even making my urine smell of the strong spices.\n\nOne day I was sitting on the toilet at work, dealing with the consequences of a previous lunch. This particular men's room had just one cubicle and two urinals. I heard a guy walk in to use a urinal, but I wanted to fart. I could feel it inside me. At first I thought: "no, I can't do it, this is the only cubicle, and he'll hear me". But then I thought: "that's ridiculous, what does he think I'm doing in here? And anyway it's only going to be a little chuff - he'll hardly hear it".\n\nSo bravely I released the "little chuff". I didn't force it, I just let it go. But this was no little chuff!! This fart was absolutely ferking enormous!!!! It exploded out of my backside, thundered round the pan, boomed about the cubicle and resounded around the entire men's room.\n\nFor a split second I was frozen in jaw-dropping, surprised shock. Where did that come from? [Well obviously I knew where, but it was completely different to anything I had expected.] Good grief!! How did that happen???!!    \n\nBut then, almost immediately, from outside the cubicle, I heard the horrified, and deafened, urinal user whisper loudly: "JEEssusss ccchhrriiiSSSTTTT!!!!". And then it was all I could do to contain myself, and stop laughing out loud. From fart through shock to near hysterics, and all within the space of five seconds. \n\nI had to wait till the place was empty again, before I left. After all, I didn't want to be identified as the man with a cannon for an anus. But it's a story that subsequently has brought tears to the eyes of amused listeners, and it's something that I'll never forget. Ah yes, such happy, treasured memories.
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Fermented food produces different types of fumes, some of which smell. Flatulence contains odorless gases, such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and methane, but it also contains the "oh-so-nasty" hydrogen sulfide, which causes the smell. If you have not noticed by now, some of the aforementioned fumes are flammable, like methane and oxygen, so you can, in fact, burn farts. Yes, you can set them aflame; it is not a myth, and a great way to impress the girls too... you do know I'm joking?\n\nHow much odor is produced also depends on the food you eat. Vegetarians might fart as often as meat-eaters, but their "serenades" do not smell as much because vegetables produce less hydrogen sulfide. The more sulfur rich the foods you eat, the more your farts will stink because bacteria will generate sulfides and mercaptans as they break down the nutrients. Beware: even though cauliflower is a vegetable, it also makes you stinky, so watch out!
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Take digestive enzymes before every meal, Charcoal and Aloe Vera also help with gas.
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My wife and I mixed in one tablespoon of ground flax seeds per bowl of oatmeal on two occasions this weekend.  Neither of us have farted so much in our entire lives.  Perhaps they should be re-named "fart seeds."
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It depends on how your body digest certain foods.\nSome people can eat beans all day and not fart at all. \nOthers can just drink a glass of juice and they are purging toxic fumes from the lower vent hole all day.\nBut beans and green leafy types of veggies will usually get the job done. Also chille dogs with onions and mustard does it for some people. If your just trying to fart? Try drinking a can of one of those slim fast shakes. it'll give you lots of gas, however in 4 to 6 hours, the volcano is ready to erupt.\nYes... you were venting volcanic gases.
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I thought it was the gas it gives out
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Foods high in fiber (like veggies) produce more gas as your body processes them. Plants also contain fewer (and different) amino acids than animals (that is, less protein), so the gaseous waste produced by digestion has less nitrogen and fewer stinky nitrogenous compounds.
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Beans and other legumes (plus onions and cabbage) contain a type of sugar called oligosaccharides, which we can't digest.  The sugars are instead eaten by bacteria in the large intestines, which in turn release gas.\n\nIt really isn't the gas that smells though - that is caused by trace amounts of other chemicals that never leave the gut.  Onions and garlic are prime offenders in this part of the equation.