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Why Do Beans Give Us Gas?

April 20, 2006April 29, 2018 B. John 1125 Views gas, Beans, Digestion
This entry is part 24 of 40 in the series Deep Questions

Kidz World explains that beans contain sugars the human body simply cannot digest. Once these sugars (called oligosaccharides) reach a person’s lower intestines, “the bacteria go berserk, start feasting, and make loads of gas.” Before you know it — toxic fumes.

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