Why beans make you fart

What about baked beans? Beer, a common ingredient in baked beans, also contains compounds that fill your system up with an extra dose of air. There are a bunch of ways to make beans less gassy and help your system handle them a little bit better.

Adding a pinch of baking soda to the soaking liquid can help to sort of pre-digest some of those oligosaccharides too. Basically, you bring a pound of beans and 10 cups of water to a boil and keep the boil going for 2 to 3 minutes.

Then turn off the heat and let the beans sit, covered, for 4 hours before you cook them. Planning on cooking your beans with tomatoes, wine, or lemon juice?

Some people swear by waiting to add acidic ingredients until their beans are fully cooked. The thinking goes that acid-heavy foods stop the beans from getting tender, and beans that are less tender are hard to digest.

A dose of the over-the-counter OTC med Beano, taken before eating, delivers the missing digestive enzymes you need, helping your GI tract do a speedier, less gassy bean breakdown. Seriously, science says that the stuff works. Experiment with adding kombu, a dried seaweed traditionally used in Japanese broths , to your beans while they simmer.

Another idea: Have a spoonful of fennel seeds after you eat. Gas is a byproduct of that fermentation 5. Eating large amounts of fiber can also cause other adverse symptoms, including diarrhea, stomach pain, and discomfort 5.

Beans are high in soluble fiber, which is fermented by your gut bacteria, leading to increased gas production in the colon. Beans also contain a compound called raffinose. Due to the lack of an enzyme called alpha-galactosidase in the human digestive tract, raffinose is generally poorly digested 7. This results in the production of gases , including methane, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide, which cause flatulence and bloating 9. Bacteria in the large intestine break down raffinose, resulting in gas and bloating.

There are several methods you can use to reduce gas caused by beans. For example, some studies show that soaking and cooking beans before eating them can significantly decrease their raffinose content and help prevent gas production in the colon and subsequent flatulence 9. Additionally, several over-the-counter products contain digestive enzymes like alpha-galactosidase to help ease the digestion of beans and other legumes.

Several studies have found that these products can decrease gas caused by eating foods rich in raffinose, such as beans 10 , 11 , Don't stop eating them, because fibre slows the digestion of food, which slows the release of energy into our blood and keeps our digestive system strong and healthy. PS Remember, whoever smelt it dealt it, but whoever said the rhyme did the crime — if you've got a young sibling that can't talk or a forgetful elderly relative, blame them… Just don't tell your parents I told you that.

Ask a grown-up: why do beans make you fart? You can try soaking dry beans for 12 hours before cooking them, Escobar says, citing a study done in India that found that a hour soak left the lowest levels of gas-inducing sugars.

Escobar says that gas is a normal, healthy part of digestion. Sign up for the Fatherly newsletter to get original articles and expert advice about parenting, fitness, gear, and more in your inbox every day. Please try again.

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