• CherryBullets@lemmy.ca
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    13 hours ago

    I do eat vegetables, simply not legumes as they give me gas and bloating (and I’m not the only one it happens to, it’s so common, there’s a reason comedians joke about eating them and farting). Can we stop pretending legumes don’t cause gas and bloating? 😂 As if me pointing it out means I don’t eat veggies, gtfo here.

    "Fiber makes you bloat

    Beans are just one example of high fiber foods. When you eat a ton of fiber, you increase your chances of bloating, stomach pain and gas."

    https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-beans-make-you-fart

    It’s not even hard to find this out. Btw it’s beans AND legumes in general that do this (the article mentions it and this is not the only source that says this). Happy reading.

    • Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      it’s so common, there’s a reason comedians joke about eating them and farting

      The average American eats a dearth of fibrous vegetables.

      The article you quote literally says what I said, so I’m not sure what you’re getting at. Your quote even points out that beans are not the only fibrous vegetable that causes gas when you don’t regularly eat enough fiber (brocolli is another non-legume example). If you kept reading, you would see:

      Fiber is particularly difficult to digest compared to some other foods. If you suddenly start eating 1 cup of beans per day, that’s a big increase, and it may take some time for your body to get used to your new fiber intake. But as you continue to consume legumes regularly, your gas levels will eventually return to normal.

      Btw it’s beans AND legumes in general that do this

      Yes, beans are legumes, that’s why we’ve been using the word legume this whole thread

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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      7 hours ago

      In my experience your body gets used to high fiber content. It’s only when you don’t eat legumes regularly that they cause issues, now that I’m eating them several times a day there’s no bloating.