For some people, that mushroom risotto will make them wipe the room.
Pictured Recipe:Slow-Cooker Mushroom Soup with Sherry
You expect beans to do it.
Or, if you’re lactose-intolerant, ice cream too.
For some people, they find the fungi gives them a serious case of flatulence.
What might be going on?
And, do you have to totally avoid them now to stop the gas?
“These are groups of foods that are easily fermented by bacteria naturally found in the large intestine.
Avoiding or limiting certain FODMAP foods is one way to reduce GI symptoms.
That said, you don’t have to have IBS to find that mushrooms make you fart.
“Anyone can have a sensitivity or intolerance to almost any food, including mushrooms,” says Binder-McAsey.
But it’s all individual.
Who would have thought?
Canned mushrooms are also lower-FODMAP, according to testing fromMonash University, making them a good substitute when cooking.
Maybe it’s not actually mushrooms causing the flatulence?
Of course, there could be something else going on entirely.
To find out if mushrooms are truly the culprit, Binder-McAsey recommends avoiding them completely for a few weeks.
Flatulence can also vary depending on what other foods you ate that day and how much, adds Binder-McAsey.
(Prebiotics are the food for probiotics.)
