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Pectin is a SF found in apples and pears. Bananas contain amlyase-resistant starch. They are different from each other. (I corrected this in the previous posting)

Everyone including non-IBS individuals cannot digest oligosaccharides like raffinose in beans. Our bodies don't produce the necessary enzyme (alpha-galactosidase) to break these sugars down. This is the reason that many individuals not just those with IBS take Beano. It contains the alpha-galactosidase enzyme capable of breaking these sugars down so they can be digested.

In normal individuals they likely become accustom to the amount of gas produced in the GI tract. Not sure the amount of gas produced decreases with time. Also, not sure how effective that process is for individuals with IBS since we are much more sensitive to the pressure from the gas.

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