Digestion Question

[schw9883]

How long does it take from when you consume a gas producing
food..beans, nuts etc. until you experience flatulence? I have
been told hours..but I seem to eat certain foods and am gassy
several minutes afterwards.I thought the food has to travel
throug the GI tract until fermenting in the colon before the
gas is produced. I would really appreciate some clarification
if possible.

Thanks, Ken

[taurusrc]

Some things no doubt work faster. As an example if I put milk
or cream in my coffee. it produces gas very soon. Very painful
gas - so now I drink my coffee black and never use milk and
coffee together..

Ora

On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:08:47 -0500,
<schw9883@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>How long does it take from when you consume a gas producing
>food..beans, nuts etc. until you experience flatulence? I
>have been told hours..but I seem to eat certain foods and am
>gassy several minutes afterwards.I thought the food has to
>travel throug the GI tract until fermenting in the colon
>before the gas is produced. I would really appreciate some
>clarification if possible.
>
>Thanks, Ken
>

[Pbeyer]

schw9883@bellsouth.net wrote:

> How long does it take from when you consume a gas producing
> food..beans, nuts etc. until you experience flatulence? I
> have been told hours..but I seem to eat certain foods and am
> gassy several minutes afterwards.I thought the food has to
> travel throug the GI tract until fermenting in the colon
> before the gas is produced. I would really appreciate some
> clarification if possible.
>
> Thanks, Ken

Hi Ken-- you can have gas produced/ released in the upper GI
tract that result in increased distension and belching.
Carbonated beverages are a classic example but reactions of
foods with gastric acid and foods with bicarb in the proximal
small bowel can add to the gas in the upper GI tract. Air
swallowing and bacteria harbored in the stomach and small
intestine may also result in increased upper GI gases. Pete

[Roman]

<schw9883@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:C0v7a.63354$xE6.62389@fe05.atl2.webusenet.com...
> How long does it take from when you consume a gas producing
> food..beans, nuts etc. until you experience flatulence? I
> have been told hours..but I seem to eat certain foods and am
> gassy several minutes afterwards.I
thought
> the food has to travel throug the GI tract until fermenting
> in the colon before the gas is produced. I would really
> appreciate some clarification if possible.
>
> Thanks, Ken

I've wondered about and noticed the same things.

Roman

[Tim Tyler]

schw9883@bellsouth.net wrote:

: How long does it take from when you consume a gas producing
: food..beans, nuts etc. until you experience flatulence? I
: have been told hours..but I seem to eat certain foods and am
: gassy several minutes afterwards. [...]

Sometimes only a few seconds.

Indeed sometimes I fart just /before/ eating those beans ;-)
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