In article > , "Dimiri"
> wrote:

> "Hans-Marc Olsen" > wrote in message
> ...
> > That's the problem.The food tastes good, but the gases coming out of
> > my asshole smell TERRIBLE!
>
> Epazote!


Two other solutions a

1. eat more beans
2. take some enzyme (Beano in the US)


The gas is caused by the incomplete digestion in the small intestine of
complex sugars in the beans. Your body cannot digest these complex
sugars, however, there are always bacteria in your intestines, and they
will break down the complex sugars into simple sugars, which the small
intestine will then absorb as a nutrient. If you don't eat beans very
often, then you won't have enough bacteria to break down all of the
complex sugars in time. When these complex sugars reach the large
intestine, the bacteria is still breaking them down. However, the large
intestine can only absorb water, not other nutrients. Thus, there will
soon be a lot of simple sugars in the large intestine, which bacteria will
feed upon, producing lots of gas. So, if you eat beans more often, then
you will have enough bacteria to completely digest the complex sugars
while they are still in the small intestine. Beano contains the same (or
similar) enzyme that breaks down the complex sugars into simple sugars.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS