Can you build a tolerance to foods that cause gas?!
Question: Can you build a tolerance to foods that cause gas?
Answers:
Many people are afraid of eating fruit and vegetables because of
vegetable-induced flatulence. When food is eaten, enzymes in the small
intestine break it down, separating nutrients from waste. Some
carbohydrates found in beans and other fiber-rich plants are not
easily broken down by enzymes and travel undigested into the large
intestine. There, bacteria feed upon the carbohydrates, fermenting
them and producing smelly hydrogen sulfide in the process.
Thus, when someone goes from eating no fruit and vegetables to eating
massive quantities of fruit and vegetables, it is likely that he or she will
experience the feared flatulence. With proper techniques, though, it
is possible to eat vegetables without producing excess gas.
1. Increase your fruit and vegetable consumption gradually,
giving the digestive system more time to adapt. Even notorious problem
foods like beans can be tolerated given the proper introduction; in
some cultures beans are eaten every day, because people's bodies
are used to it.
2. Drink more water, to help your digestion, when you are starting
on fruit/vegetable diet.
2. Exercise, being active helps digestion, and reduces your flatulence.
3. Cook your vegetables or stew them, at first, then move to eating them
raw.
4. When you are starting, take 1-2 tablets of activated charcoal, a
natural remedy to help you to absorb gas in your intestine.