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FRUCTOSE INTOLERANCE (FRUCTOSE MALABSORPTION)

Aug 11, 2008 04:34AM - 3 comments
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Low Fructose Diet

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bloating

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diarrhea

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IBS and Fructose Malabsorption

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Dietary Fructose Intolerance

Many people who are bloated and have diarrhea, get diagnosis of IBS. But they actually may have a Dietary Fructose Intolerance (or lactose intolerance or celiac disease), where some fruits, vegetables, sugars and other products rich in fructose or sorbitol can't be tolerated. The problem is impaired absorption of fructose in small intestine. Treatment is with low fructose diet.

Most problematic foods are:

- FRUITS: apples, pears, prunes, peaches, sweet cherry, dates, raisins, mango, papaya.
- FRUIT JUICES, JAMS, COMPOTES.
- HONEY
- SUGARS and SWEETENERS: fructose, High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, maltitol, raw sugar, brown sugar, molasses, Splenda.
- "LOW CALORIE" FOODS AND DRINKS and "sugar free" chewing gum with added sorbitol or xylitol
- WHEAT (contains fructans)
- VEGETABLES: onions, tomato, Jerusalem artichoke

Low Fructose Diet:
http://www.allhealthsite.com/212/low-fructose-and-fructose-free-diet/



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by lagoya, Aug 11, 2008 01:00PM
i agree in fact u would be surprised how many people get diagnosed with ibs without proper testing the amount of people who were told they have ibs only to be celiac is amazing .all that suffering ,anxiety and it could be simply treated with the proper diet.same as with all the allergies/intolerances like the above .
it goes to show that when given a diagnosis of ibs intolerance testing should be sought also so that proper solutions can be achieved

good info

by meeps, Sep 23, 2008 04:25AM
This is interesting as I have oral allergy syndrom and can't eat any non-citrus tree borne fruit (including all tropicals) and also find myself sensitive to the artificial sweeteners.I'm also allergic to nuts, the parsley family and the mint family.  Can still eat tomatoes, onions, honey.  For most of these I only get bad stomach aches, but for the fruit, oral mucosal blistering or anaphylaxis.

by boron, Sep 23, 2008 04:48AM
Meeps, you obviously have some allergies. If you can safely eat honey, you don't have fructose malabsorption, since honey is high in fructose.

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