First, you need to understand that cherries are basically nature’s candy. They’re packed with a specific kind of sugar called fructose.
Your tiny intestine has a limited “fructose taxi” service. When you overload it with a heap of cherries, some of that sugar doesn’t get a ride into your bloodstream.
Instead, it gets a one-way ticket to your large intestine, where a party of bacteria waits. And their party trick? Producing gas.
Sorbitol: The Invisible Party Crasher
But wait, it gets even funkier. Cherries also contain a sneaky sugar alcohol called sorbitol. Think of sorbitol as the joker of the digestive world.
Your body is terrible at breaking it down. It basically waves a white flag and lets it sail through to the colon, where gut bacteria treat it like a free buffet.
The result? More gas, more bloating, and that feeling that you’ve swallowed a small, angry balloon. It’s the same stuff that makes “sugar-free” gummy bears infamous.
