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Title: How are sulfurous gases formed in the intestines? Post by: nursing11 on Feb 5, 2013 Flatulence is typically caused by the fermentation of dietary fibers (which are polysaccharides) in the colon with the formation of short-chain fatty acids and gases (carbon dioxide, methane, hydrogen). Then why does flatulence (e.g. from beans) sometimes result in the formation of massive amounts of odorous sulfurous gases (like hydrogen sulfide, organic thiols) when the source of the flatulence are the undigested polysaccharides which do not contain any sulfur?
Title: How are sulfurous gases formed in the intestines? Post by: Nursing2010 on Feb 5, 2013 The bacteria in the intestines produce the sulfur by working on the undigested stuff.
Title: How are sulfurous gases formed in the intestines? Post by: nursing101 on Feb 5, 2013 They aren't pure polysaccharides. There are also proteins, and that includes sulfur-containing amino acids that the bacteria digest.
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