Nutrition experts say one breakfast staple could be leaving you in discomfort all day with a swollen stomach. The nutrition team at Supply Life say that w hile beans are packed with fibre and protein, they also contain natural sugars that many people can’t digest properly.

These sugars move into the large bowel, where gut bacteria break them down, releasing gas and pulling in water, resulting in a swollen stomach. The natural sugars are FODMAPs - short, fast-fermenting carbohydrates found in many everyday foods. Beans are rich in one type called GOS.

In a sensitive gut, FODMAPs aren’t absorbed well. Instead, they ferment lower down, producing wind, bloating and cramps. Add toast as well as milk in your tea or coffee, and you may be stacking up several triggers at once.

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