I have a question about vegeterian diets

[mtnsnake]

I heard that when you switch to a vegetarian diet that you fart a lot. Is this true or is it just a rumor?

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

1. thats a stupid ass rumor if i ever heard one. n/t

[mtnsnake]

3. Yeah, butt it's got me concerned n/t

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

8. LMAO!!!

:spray:


but honestly, as a 9 year veggie, i can say the people who fart the most (and usually the worst) seem to be the omnivores

[AmyDeLune]

2. Can't say as **BRAAPPT** I'd noticed...

It really depends on what you eat and whether you farted a lot before becoming a vegetarian.

[mtnsnake]

17. According to Dr Condren vegetarians produce more gas than meat eaters

In the same article, he also says, "Bacteria in the colon account for most of the gas emitted in a fart."

LOL, I wish my doctor would refer to them as farts.

http://www.irishhealth.com/?level=4&id=3716

[mcscajun]

4. If you start eating a lot of cabbage, beans, and broccoli all of a sudden

You're gonna have some gas.

Look up "Beano"

[Cha]

7. LOL!

Mean grizzley farts!

[Bouncy Ball]

5. If by that you mean a person is gassy, I have been meat free for a week

and I've noticed quite the opposite.

:shrug:

[mtnsnake]

10. So are you saying you haven't farted in an entire week?

I don't know if that's too healthy!! }(

[Bouncy Ball]

14. I really don't comment on things like that online.

If you don't mind. What I did say was that I noticed that was more of a problem when I ATE meat than now.

[Floogeldy]

6. So, what's the problem?

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[mtnsnake]

9. Nothing. If the rumor's true...

then I'm starting my veggie diet tomorrow! :evilgrin:

[Blue-Jay]

11. Define "A lot".

[mtnsnake]

13. In this case, "a lot" would be

something like 5x the amount of cutting wind you usually do, although I'm not positive on that. Could be as little as 3x and as much as 10x

[candle_bright]

12. Silly rumor.

I'm not a vegetarian now, but I was for 7 1/2 years (4 of those years as a vegan) and I have always farted about the same amount, LOL. B-)

[mtnsnake]

15. Ahaa!!

We've got ourselves a fart counter on hand!
:think:

[candle_bright]

16. LOL.

Better a smart feller than a fart smeller. Or counter.

And I'm not a "feller" but what the heck, the joke wouldn't have worked otherwise. :)

Seriously, though, I've always eaten tons of veggies so my diet didn't really change all that much, just no meat.