According to The Harvard Medical Journal, some people find certain sugar-like molecules found in many foods — including milk, some fruits and vegetables, wheat, rye, high fructose corn syrup, and artificial sweeteners — can be difficult to digest. These molecules are called FODMAPs — short for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols. When gut bacteria feed on FODMAPs, gas and bloating can occur.
Should you stop eating them? Let your body make the decision. If, after you eat a meal laden with FODMAPS, you fart like a motorboat with a faulty spark plug going 60 knots (69.0468 MPH) on a choppy lake, I’d cut down on them next time you eat.