How to silence the 'musical fruit'

If you're adjusting to a bean-ier existence, there are some tricks for managing the, uh, effects.

We’ve all been there: That bowl of chili was a delight, but the gastrointestinal aftermath was…anything but. That’s because fibrous beans and lentils (along with certain veggies like cabbage, brussels sprouts, and broccoli) contain complex carbohydrates called oligosaccharides. Specifically, they’re full of a sugar called raffinose, which our bodies lac…