When I went vegetarian, I expected more problems but had far fewer. When I was omni (and ate tons of cheese & junk food), I had constant issues with very painful gas cramps... I popped Beano & Gas-X like they were goin' outta style. Everything changed went I went veg.
Now I'm almost five months vegan, and for about the past month I've been bloated and I'm farting up a storm. Holy moly!
No cramps or anything, just frighteningly fragrant free-flowing flatulence.
I have no intention of giving up the foods I now love... however, thinking back to what my meals have consisted of the last few weeks (my pasta sauces, my chickpea salad, more recently the sautéed veggies & falafel), I think one of the major contributors may be garbanzos. In fact, my gas definitely has the unmistakable "essence of garbanzo"....
LOL
Should I be getting dry beans instead of canned?? I read that eating canned beans causes more gas than soaking & cooking dried beans....
Is there a vegan version of Beano I might be able to pick up at a drug store? I'd really prefer natural remedies....
Does anyone have suggestions? Because, seriously... I (to quote George Carlin) "could knock a buzzard off a sh*t wagon." LMAO