Q: My wife claims her gas doesn't smell, but she kicks me out of the bedroom because mine are worse than a landfill, she says. Why does gas smell?
A: Think of your body as a refrigerator. If you let food sit in there, it's going to smell after a while. In your body, sulfur-rich foods like eggs, meat, beer, beans, and cauliflower are decomposed by bacteria to release hydrogen sulfide—a smell strong enough to flatten a bear. Avoiding these foods is the ideal solution, but when stinky gas persists, the best solutions are leafy green vegetables and probiotics (specifically lactobacilli GG. These can be found in some yogurts). Beano can sometimes work with beans, but soaking the beans ahead of time is useful as well. |
