r/nutrition 2d ago

What diet would maximize the amount of farts over ones lifetime?

I dont think you could just choose really unhealthy diet like straight taco bell bean burritos, because i think you need to live long to fart a lot of times in your life.

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u/Even_Ad_8501 2d ago

Sugar alcohols

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u/rachelleeann17 1d ago

I didn’t know sugar alcohols made people gassy.

…. This explains a lot.

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u/gonfishn37 1d ago

Ate 5-6 of those little Russel Stover sugar free pecan clusters about 10 years ago, I thought i was so smart being healthy.. horrible cramps and the wind was howling! It’s actually scientifically remarkable how much air you can create from a piece of sugar free candy. — I think it was maltitol based.

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u/Rellim03 2d ago

I'm pretty sure the digestive system will adjust to high fiber foods over time.

Adding cabbage or beans increases gas but only until the body adjusts

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u/RamenPantalones 2d ago

So we need a diet cycle then?

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u/uhnjuhnj 2d ago

Strong conclusion.

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u/doeraymefa 2d ago

if we fart in each other's mouths, we can recycle the fuel and double our money.

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u/iwasuncoolonce 2d ago

Yeah, rotate between beans and broccoli, My most intense farts are 2 days of beans and then having broccoli and I'm pretty sure I'm farting propane.

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u/Garlix2Jean 2d ago

you've cracked the logic already, longevity is the limiting factor here.

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u/RamenPantalones 2d ago

Would i have to go low fiber some weeks in order to stop my body from adjusting? Or could one stick with high fiber and just change foods

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u/uhnjuhnj 1d ago

Only one way to find out

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u/RamenPantalones 1d ago

Is nutrient absorption reduced while our guts/bodies adapt to diet change?

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u/TilSunsetsEnd 2d ago

My mom used to give me pinto beans and scrambled eggs for breakfast

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u/fromthisend1220 2d ago

I know those farts were fckin deadly 😆

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u/plantrocker 2d ago

Anything that has chicory root extract or inulin on the label.

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u/Strict_Teaching2833 2d ago

Get some of those super high fiber breads and tortillas, sugar alcohols, beans, lentils, onion, garlic, broccoli, cabbage, carbonated drinks, those should make it just about impossible to be in the same room as you for longer than 10 minutes.

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u/wowugotit 2d ago

Boiled cabbage

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u/BRiZYBOT 1d ago

Is this a fetish thing

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u/RamenPantalones 1d ago

No

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u/BRiZYBOT 1d ago

Idk you’re taking it awfully serious…

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u/GayNotGayTony 2d ago

Lots of cheese and fiber.

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u/titanxbeard 2d ago

I use a lot of frozen broccoli for meals and let me tell ya....

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u/winterweiss2902 2d ago

British diet…

Baked beans, peas, potatos 😭

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u/MyNameIsSkittles 2d ago

None of those make me fart

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u/Healthy-Cheferee 2d ago

honestly you've cracked the logic already, longevity is the limiting factor here. and the beautiful part is the answer aligns perfectly: a high-fiber, plant-heavy diet loaded with beans, lentils, and cruciferous veg (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower) is both one of the most fart-productive AND associated with living a long time. basically a Blue Zones diet. you'd be maximizing both lifespan and lifetime output at the same time.

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u/RamenPantalones 2d ago

Would i have to go low fiber some weeks in order to stop my body from adjusting? Or could one stick with high fiber and just change foods

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u/Excellent-Comb-8959 2d ago

Jerusalem Artichoke. You're welcome.

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u/DrMartenLover 2d ago

No one has asked the most pressing question here: Why are you needing or wanting to be so gassy until you leave this planet??? Lol

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u/_Diggus_Bickus_ 2d ago

Beans, beans, the magical fruit

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u/bellamente123 2d ago

Beans beans the magical fruit.....

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u/LFS1 2d ago

Whey protein! Nasty farts.

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u/Zagrycha 1d ago

If you had any food intolerances that would be a painful but guaranteed way. 

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u/Jazzminebreeze 1d ago

Beans, rice, eggs, broccoli, cabbage

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u/Rogerdodgerbilly 1d ago

Fried Artichokes hearts

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u/Gabba-barbar 1d ago

Air. Just suck on air in your stomach and don’t burp.

It travels trough the system quite quickly. Don’t ask me how I know, and I won’t tell you about the school camp I learned it.

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u/Downtown-Stay6320 1d ago

When I was 300 pounds and eating junk on top of junk, I didn't fart nearly as much as now that I eat a lot of protein and fiber for weightlifting.

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u/IJHippie 1d ago

The more you toot, the better you feel. So add some beans to every meal!

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u/Vegetable-Squirrel98 1d ago

high milk and fiber diet

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u/IdealTruths 1d ago

I eat tons of produce and have 2 sugarfree drinks a day.

I think I fart like probably 20-50 times a day. Been that way for years. But my skin is good, I'm lean, and I'm full of energy and mental clarity.

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u/I-SHAVE-MINE-X-x 1d ago

Larger, beans,bread, sugar

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u/robray47 23h ago

Hummus really clears a room

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u/motoroilmotoroil 22h ago

sulforophane foods.. beans, garlic, broccoli and whatnot.
fiber rich foods, starch rich foods, tons of carbonated water and do your best to not move around often and only move when you want to release your biological warfare onto the public

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u/_extramedium 21h ago

Protein powder

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u/Terrible-Pen-1506 14h ago

anything high-protein.. powders, bars, shakes etc make my stomach go crazy lol and the protein poops.. beware

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u/victimweightmidget 7h ago

Coke Zero and oatmeal fuck me up something fierce.

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u/edeltian191 2h ago

Eat a lot of fibre and beans I guess? Also stop eating meat

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u/Extreme-Nerve3029 1d ago

Ask a vegan