Beans contain carbohydrates that your body is unable to digest and also contain enzymes that block the full digestion of other starches. As a result, these carbohydrates pass into your large intestine mostly intact. Beneficial bacteria reside in your large intestine and consume these carbohydrates for energy releasing the gases hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Other bacteria in the large intestine consume the gases and in turn release methane or sulfur-containing gases, which contribute a foul odour when you fart. The more indigestible carbohydrates you eat from beans, the more opportunity the bacteria have to produce gas inside your intestines.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:42:13 +0000
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