>>1226885If you keep eating them the gas problem goes away. It's something to do with your gut flora adapting.
Some nice ways to eat them:
Add a little to leek and potato soup to add kick.
Slice very thinly (like with a mandoline), fry in a mix of butter and oil with garlic.
You can also make more or less pure artichoke soup but I wasn't a fan of the taste.