Beans, Beans, The Magical Fruit
Farting-I mean, flatulence-is due to poor absorption of carbohydrates.
Beans contain raffinose and stachyose, tri- and quadrupe saccharides, and cannot be digested by humans. They get passed along through your large intestine, where your normal flora (bacteria living in your colon) feast on them. (They do this anaerobically, fermenting the carbs, so that’s where the gas comes from.)
This is clearly why I went to med school.
At the very least, it’s why I *didn’t* go to med school – I can just come here for the fun bits and skip all the late nights studying and ethical conundrums.
On an unrelated note, I found out recently that the author Michael Crichton actually graduated with a medical degree, although he didn’t want to. We wanted to bow out after his first year, but the school shrink convinced him to tough it out. Nevertheless, he became a writer directly afterwards and never practiced medicine.
Graham,
Thought you might like to check out eminem’s powerful new video before you vote on Nov 2.
http://danisaacs.com/temp/mosh.mov
Bring your black hoodie.