what’s happening in your intestines when you get gas from eating, say, a banana?

Question

what’s happening in your intestines when you get gas from eating, say, a banana?

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Answer 1

When bacteria break down sugars and starches, sometimes they generate gas.

Similarly, in bread when the yeast feeds on the starches in flour, it gives off gas that makes bubbles in the dough, and that’s why the bread rises and has small holes in it. When describing how I make bread to my friends’ young kids, I call them “yeast farts”.