There isn't one food I eat that comes anywhere close to having the same effect as Metformin. If you're on this drug, welcome to hell

You seem to be right, and it's apparently quick-acting, at least the morning dose when one is up and moving about. The maker ought to publish a "side effects" warning! I'd like to have the chemical reaction/process explained. Shucks, maybe the "Green Energy" folks ought to begin test trials...

Here are some things you can do to reduce the gas:

1
Take the Metformin pill as directed by your health care provider. Generally, one pill is prescribed to be taken along with dinner. Swallow the pill whole. Do not chew or crush the pill, as this will alter the manner in which the medication is absorbed into your blood.

2
Eat small meals several times each day. Smaller-sized meals will prevent your stomach from becoming overloaded with food. When the stomach is filled to capacity, undigested food sits in the digestive system, expanding and creating gas.

3
Reduce the amount of fats and sugars in your diet. When large amounts of fat are ingested, digestion rates are slowed to prevent large amounts of fat from being released into the blood. Slower digestion rates lead to increased flatulence, as gas builds-up in empty spaces within the digestive system.

4
Avoid eating spicy foods. Spicy foods excite digestive acids, causing gas to be expelled throughout the digestive system.

5
Take a gas reducing supplement. Simethicone is the active ingredient in many over-the-counter gas relief medications. Ginger is a natural remedy that can help relieve nausea and gas buildup. Regulate digestion by adding a serving of yogurt or active probiotic supplements to your diet, to regulate the digestive process.

6
Consult your doctor, if the pressure and excessive flatulence continues. Your doctor may be able to alter your prescription to offer some relief.

It happens to anyone. The after-lunch joke usually around here in Aerospace is:

" ... I'm sorry,.... When did we add retro-rockets to the vehicle design ? "

Epazote!
 

A Chef's tip I will pass on to others: Dysphania Ambrosioides

Also, recommend is to watch that you don't 'gulp' air when eating and drinking.

Better to blast it out and bear the shame,
Than sneak it out and share the blame.

When you change the type of foods you eat, the bacteria in the intestinal tract changes. Some bacteria die off causing flatulence, and others are increased. ^:-::-::-:

Taking a PROBOTIC EVERY NIGHT WILL PROVIDE for healthy bacteria to aid in the digestion of foods to a more normal digestion with Immune System building properties. :D

Have you tried taking lactase enzyme pills when eating dairy? They work for most, but not all, people with lactose intolerance. Fortunately for me, since I fear my life would not be worth living without butter, milk, and cream.

I just got back from a 3-week trip to Italy, land of cheese and gelato, for which I packed enough lactase to look like I was smuggling the stuff.

Charming topic, BTW.

Definitely it's about "air gulping" much of the time, and the V.A. study supports that - air is 78% nitrogen. But for some of the foods (raffinose-rich) that supply fodder for this, there is also "Beano" - the enzyme alpha-galactosidase. Trust me, it works, so I hear... or don't hear. ;)

I don't gulp air, and have it when my diet changes.
Yes, even beans will give you gas, if they are not prepared correctly.

I've enjoyed reading the feedback especially the scientific reasons given for causing such anti social behaviour.....epecially if you happen to be flying at the time.

I had steamed cauliflower the other night...again I allowed it to steam longer than normal and again I didn't have a windy night. So my tests seem to reveal that the more you cook vegetables like cabbage and cauliflower the less flatulence you get as a result. ^

A few pints of Guinness topped up with a takeaway pizza.

Guaranteed to disperse a crowd.

A fart can be quiet,
A fart can be loud,
Some leave a powerful,
Poisonous cloud.

A fart can be short,
Or a fart can be long,
Some farts have been known,
To sound just like a song.

Some farts do not smell,
While others are vile,
A fart may pass quickly,
Or linger awhile.

A fart can create
A most-curious medley,
A fart can be harmless,
Or silent, but deadly.

A fart can occur
In a number of places,
And leave everyone
With strange looks on their faces.

From wide-open prairies,
To small elevators,
A fart will find all of us
Sooner or later.

So be not afraid
Of the invisible gas,
For always remember,
That farts, too, shall pass.

I tried to translate that. Here is what I came up with:
"Trumpet in the ..., give body healthy.
Who does not fart, half dead.
:o