Could Mixing Fruit and Starch Give Rabbits Gas Too?

[Pipp]

I just read a post on the Net when I was researching the rather explosive effects of my latest big batch of split pea soup when I read this:

Eating fruits shortly before or after a meal of starches, such as bread or beans, will cause excessive gas. When simple sugar and starch are digested within 2-4 hours of each other, the starch slows the transit time of fruit in the intestine, causing fermentation and excessive gas.

I wonder if this can affect rabbits, too?



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[tonyshuman]

Well, both large amounts of sugar and starch can cause gas on their own, so I can imagine that putting the two together would be additive. It makes sense--but most people don't feed much starch to their bunnies, so hopefully we don't have to worry about it.