5 Tips For Less Gas and Bloating From Beans And Lentils

Beans and Lentils are some of the healthiest foods out there, but they can have some unwanted side effects when you start to consume them in larger quantities. These 5 tips will help you to reduce the gas and bloating caused by beans and lentils.

I also include some bonus tips at the end which will help with digestion and gas/bloating from other causes as well.

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[zenanstarnes]

While watching this video I was literally eating black beans with hummus on whole grain toast with miso paste on it… I’m about to go on a date… wish me luck!

[georgeshelton]

I've been Whole Food plant-based for about 4 years. Honestly, the first 3 years I was gassy, and stinky . I happened upon a Doctor Klapper video in which he recommended more chewing, mainly for increasing nutrient absorption by having chewing breaking down cell walls of fruits and vegetables. The beautiful side effect of chewing more, without excessive chewing, was much less gas. 🙌

[richmcbride]

I'm sure my wife and son might appreciate me following these tips. 🙂

[GiaGia]

Another useful step is:
When they start boiling, discard that water and cook them again

[saferps]

Our staple meal here in Brazil is rice and beans and i never really got why americans would say that beans causes disconfort, and now i finally know why. Although in my region we eat mostly the higher rated reffinose beans (pinto and black), we always soak them for 12-24 hours, cook it in a pressure cooker and aslo always add bay leaves to it (wich is also known to help the digestion as well). So i fell absolutly no disconfort with it, even thoug i have ibs
Great video, i got a lot useful infromation from it, especially for cooking beans that are not very traditional for us like lentils or chickpeas. Thanks :)

[spectacularlyunqualified]

You are doing GOD’S WORK for those who have IBS or similar stomach problems. I’m genuinely really grateful for you making this video!

[oolongteaforjoyluck]

I have extreme severe IBS-D for the past 39 years. I started eating Vegan & added WFPB items also on 10/4/2019. I eat lentils and some type of beans at least 2x a day. Since being off animal products, dairy & eggs my symptoms have improved greatly. I also keep a bottle of generic BEANO on hand for days I add extra cauliflower, broccoli & cabbage but I don't use the generic BEANO everyday. Maybe once or twice a month at the most. I usually soak my beans very long, anywhere from 8 to 12 hours. Sometimes even 24 hours. I never soak my lentils & have no problem with them. I definitely believe the longer & more often a person eats lentils, beans, pulses that you do build up a tolerance & the side effects stop happening.

[salvatoresoccorso]

Great!! In Italy we cook lentils or beans or chickpeas with kombu, carrots and celery. We don't mix rice or cereals with legumes, and we don't mix legumes, so we eat only one kind of beans or only lentils or only chickpeas!

[Spanede]

Great tips. I eat beans everyday pretty much, zero flatulence. I cook dry beans which I soak overnight. Sometimes when I have a gap in eating beans I do get a little gassy, but I eat one teaspoon carom seeds, zero gas and bloating thereafter (has worked without fail for 10 years)

[asifnahmias]

I had terrible gas and bloating when I first became vegan but than I started sprouting my beans a lentils and it helped me a lot!! I sprout all my beans and lentils now and I feel great👍

[StephanieLeach]

I appreciate all the research and effort that went into making this informative and entertaining video. You’re the best!

[katherineadams]

This is the most comprehensive list of tips I’ve ever seen! Great information. I thought it was really interesting that looking at the bean size can basically help us determine the risk of flatulence lol

[staceydostie]

I watched this with my husband….Thanks for having my back stating the “20 episodes” per day! 😉😉

[ACL]

Soak, rinse, soak again in fresh water, rinse, cook in fresh water. Soaking for longer than overnight is good to do. You can't rinse too much!
Don't use salt while cooking the beans. Salt the dish after the beans are cooked.

[Vanessa-fsoz]

Another honorable mention! Asafoetida/hing powder, used in traditional Indian meals like kitchari, is especially helpful in reducing flatulence and bloating, and generally good for digestion. It smells not great raw but once mixed into food and cooked for a bit, it adds a flavor similar to alliums like onion or garlic, and I've also read it can be a good replacement for celery. I have some asafoetida on my shelf and I need to start cooking with it more. It can be especially helpful to those on a low fodmap diet that need to avoid onions and garlic, because it can replace the flavor while also decreasing gas. Thanks for this awesome video, I learned so much new info, and I'm very grateful. Bloating is no fun, sometimes it can even be painful. Also, your crazy cousin inhaling those beans and water had me laughing out loud hahaha 😂

[msparamin]

Also use cayenne pepper also asafoetida, good for all kinds of beans, takes all gases out.

[jean-philippe]

I like watching your videos only because you look happy making them! And this is contagious :)

[isabelh.]

Thank you so much for this video! It’s just what I needed now. I really suffered after going vegan 6 months ago and suddenly eating beans and lentils almost every day. I thought I’d get used to it but I did not and now I am taking a little break before reintroducing them little by little. I will definitely follow all your tips 🙏🏼 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[fatimagould]

Thank you Derek! My daughter is a right farty pants, she has been vegan for 5 years, but some days we are in the 50's (times she passes gas !) We will watch again and try a few of the tips! Already aware of not chewing enough and drinking enough fluids. so that is where we will begin. We love your videos/films, they make us laugh as well as inspiring us to cook . My daughter Freya would like to say Hi to you and Crystal, she is a big fan of the both of you ! We have recently tried the burritoes, failed at the wrapping, but still delicious! also the vegan quick tortilla pizza is a favourite of ours. Could you say Hi back to Freya, she would love that, she is a very special spirited girl, my lovely daughter who happens to have Down's syndrome, but that doesn't stop her in wanting to be a 'vegan master chef' in a vegan restaurant.

[jenthulhu]

I LOVE that you look for the real science! Thanks for this. I'm excited to try kombu. I love beans and want to make them more for my family but they are reluctant to eat them as often as I want to! Maybe this will help.