Flatulence

As a vegetarian, people often say to me, "You smelly b@stard!". This is due to my farts. I always say they are due to stress, but...

I was reading about yeast metabolism and raffinose breakdown, something that humans cannot do, as we do not have the required enzyme. Raffinose is found in high amounts in plants, especially beans and green cruciferous vegetables such as brocolli and spinach. Well, we've always known these make you fart the most. Just ask Benjamin Franklin. In humans, the raffinose, along with complex sugars, ends up getting fermented by bacteria in the gut, giving rise to wind. Although this is not harmful, its not ideal. After all, as a social animal you don't want to isolate yourself due to your full-bodied bum-aroma. I'm not sure you would survive on a diet that excluded meat/animal products and beans/green vegetables. What's left? Although some people think they can survive off just sunlight.

We don't seem too well adapted to digesting vegetables. So are vegetarians in denial of their true self?