From: Sue (h24-80-192-83.gv.shawcable.net)
Subject: Re gas from legumes...
Date: November 26, 2001 at 5:00 pm PST

In Reply to: Re: Protein power diet made me worse posted by Mike Foster on November 23, 2001 at 4:35 am:

...Dear Mike Foster,

Regarding excess gas from legumes:

#1 - the kind of fiber in legumes promotes "friendly bacteria" in the gut.

#2 - it takes a certain amount of time (varies from person to person) for the intestinal flora to adjust to the friendly bacteria.

#3 - if you continue to eat simple sugars (e.g. white/brown sugar, white flour, white rice, etc. - i.e. anything that the "unfriendly bacteria" feed on, you may have more difficulty adjusting to this increase in fiber.

What would a typical daily menu look like for you?