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Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC

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Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by nchmy » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC

azinman2 wrote: post #6

tmoertel wrote: post #4

I was surprised they didn't try sprouting the beans before cooking. When a bean germinates, it converts sugars in storage forms to more usable forms. Given that the author seems to understand that gassiness is caused by being unable to digest FODMAPs, sprouting to reduce gassiness seems like an obvious hypothesis to test.

How does one do that? Does it change the flavor / texture?

I just did it in the past few days. Soak overnight in any container you want. Drain. Rinse it a couple times a day until sprouts form. Maybe a few days. I usually wait a few more so the sprouts are a few cm/one inch long.

Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by zanellato19 » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC

It's a Portuguese article, but a well known thing in Brazil to leave them in water https://www.nationalgeographicbrasil.com/ciencia/2024/10/voc...

Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by Jarmsy » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC

Disappointed not to see any mention of epazote.

Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by balupton » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC

There are digestive enzymes on the market that solve digestive gas for beans, legumes, lentils, peanuts, broccoli, etc. You take one or a few at your first bite, and problem solved. Bean-zyme is the most popular in the US apparently. Vegan and international options are NOW's Optimal Digestive System, Bulk, California Gold's Digestive Enzymes, and Bulk's Digezymes. Your mileage may vary.

Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by Schlagbohrer » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC

Try Asafoetida powder (Hing root powder), just a tiny pinch with bean or lentil dishes.

Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by hypertexthero » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC

> These tests blew me away.

Made me laugh : )

Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by kopadudl » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC

Why would you? Farting is the pinnacle of comedy.

Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by NicuCalcea » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC

zanellato19 wrote: post #23

It's a Portuguese article, but a well known thing in Brazil to leave them in water https://www.nationalgeographicbrasil.com/ciencia/2024/10/voc...

The article mentions they tested this, and it didn't work.

Re: Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Post by jack_pp » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC

blackjack_ wrote: post #15

Yes. You just eat beans a lot. After a few months it stops making you gassy until you eat a type of bean you have never eaten before and then you are back to square one. Source: vegan who eats beans with 75+% of meals

well if your solution is to eat beans with 3/4 meals and I STILL need to social distance for a few months while I acclimate then that's not really the best solution now is it?