If you eat this, it stinks...Food that smells like fart
Apr 04, 2025
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It is part of a healthy physical functional activity that mainly includes gas and air generated during the food digestion process. Gases generally consist of methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen, and some sulfur compounds. Here, sulfur compounds are known to give off a unique smell.
Meanwhile, Dr. Maximilien Toti-Allar from the University of Tübingen says "What you eat, how much gas is produced in your stomach, and how the gas makes it smell is correlated. This is because different foods have different ways of affecting the body and intestinal microorganisms" he explained.
At the same time, he introduced foods that could cause smelly farting.
◇Beef, pork
Beef contains the amino acid methionine containing sulfur. When the body breaks down these amino acids, intestinal bacteria turn them into hydrogen sulfide.
Hydrogen sulfide, a compound made up of sulfur and hydrogen, is a colorless, odorless substance that smells like rotten eggs.
Fatty beef and pork take a long time to stay in the intestine because of their slow digestion. This may lead to an increase in gas production as the fermentation of the protein becomes active.
◇ garlic and onions
Garlic is a compound called 'Fructan', a fermentable carbohydrate, which is also found in onions, leeks, green onions, and wheat.
The human digestive system cannot digest furfutane, so it moves from the small intestine to the large intestine with little digestion.
As a result, it is fermented by intestinal bacteria and gas is produced, and in this process, hydrogen sulfide is also decomposed, and there is a possibility of farting accompanied by an odor.
◇ Poultry such as chicken
Chicken contains many sulfur amino acids such as methionine and cysteine.
When chicken is consumed, the digestive system breaks down proteins into amino acids and absorbs them into the bloodstream.
Because these amino acids are metabolized in the body, sulfur compounds are produced.
Also, fried chicken contains a lot of fat due to frying oil. High-fat foods are slowly digested, fermented in the intestine, and gas is produced.
In particular, certain parts of poultry, such as chicken thigh flesh, contain more fat than other parts, which can cause gas to become cold.
◇Artificial sweetener and soda
The body may have difficulty digesting artificial sweeteners such as stevia and aspartame, a sweetener in soft drinks.
Experts say "High fructose corn syrup can cause excessive gas and diarrhea."," he said.
Many sweeteners are not fully digested in the body and move through the small intestine to the large intestine, beginning the fermentation process.
At this time, gases such as hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide are produced.
In particular, carbonation and sweeteners in popular soft drinks such as diet cola can cause changes in abdominal bloating and intestinal microbial communities.
People with irritable bowel syndrome should pay particular attention to the amount of soda and other sweets.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
