Beans-gas build up?

This is what the kids said when I was growing up back in the 1950's

Beans, beans are good for the heart

Beans, beans, the more you eat the more you fart.

Yep, and continues....

"The more you fart

the better you feel

so eat them beans for every meal!!!!"

Don't know if that applies after WLS!!! 

I forgot that part, but don't eat them very often.  Gas seems worse after surgery.

I eat beans all the time, with no problems.

I wonder if it is more unique to VSG'ers? Maybe because our stomach is more narrow and the gas cannot escape soon enough? 

This entire thread makes me laugh. I have three boys, and gas is a very common event around here, beans or no beans.   Sometimes like a competitive sport. Frequently a topic at the dinner table.  I know, Yuck!  The crudeness of it all! My husband (who does call the boys out on their toots and blasts), advised me years ago that I would be much happier if I just laughed at them and with them.  

Beans do not bother me much, but they have always put my husband's body into FITS.  We opt instead for lentils and split peas.  For me, sugar alcohols lead to awful gas.  For my boys, just living seems to cause it, and they save it up for me.

With boys it is "par for the course", they love it and try to out do each other! My 8 year old thinks it's a game and tries to catch me sitting down as he comes by. Oh, youth really is wasted on the young but I love their innocence and view of the world. Still, no more beans for me! Thank you.