Problems digesting carbohydrates that can lead to gas and bloating include. 1  lactose intolerance, a condition in which you have digestive symptoms such as bloating, gas, or diarrhea after eating or drinking milk or milk products.
1 Carbohydrates are used in many different ways in an organism. 2  Here polymers of Glucose that are involved in storage and structure are explored.
The other major glucose polymers are used as energy storage molecules. Plants. produce starch; starch is a mixture combining a linear a-1,4-glucose polymer with. an a-1,4-glucose polymer containing occasional (every 24-30 residues) a-1,6-. branches. Animals and bacteria produce glycogen; glycogen is an a-1,4-glucose. polymer with frequent (every ~10 residues) a-1,6-branches. The branches in glycogen alter the structural characteristics of the molecule. The. branches may also have a role in altering the rate of breakdown of the molecule;