Can't Eat FRUITS? Get Bloating and Diarrhea? Please Contribute.

[boron]

Hi to all. I'm doing an online investigation about DIETARY FRUCTOSE INTOLERANCE (DFI). In this condition most fruits (apples, pears, prunes...), honey, some vegetables (tomatoes, artichoke...), products with added High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), sorbitol (in "low calorie" foods or "sugar free" chewing gum) and often wheat and onions cause BLOATING and DIARRHEA (also headache or depression). For more info click on my username and check "journals".

If someone thinks, he/she might have this condition (often misdiagnosed as IBS), I want to discuss with you in this thread about which exact fruits, vegetables, cereals and sugars you can/can't tolerate.

[rhonda317]

My name is Rhonda I am a 41 year old Vegetarian with constant tummy problems, bloating and pain being the most troublesome.
I am unable to eat apple and pear in any form, fruit cocktail,  anything diet pop or candy, fruit juice, beer, gum and possibly banana onion and garlic.
Also I have noticed that often my urine smells very sweet like sugar crisp cereal??????? Not sure if that has anything to do with my bodies inability to break it down.


FRUITS:
?- mango
Y- oranges
Y- raspberries
Y- strawberries
Y- watermelon
Y- kiwi
VEGETABLES:
?- onions
?- leek
Y- carrots
Y- garlic
Y- parsley
CEREALS:
Y- wheat
Y- barley
LEGUMES:
Y- beans
Y- green peas
Y- soy
Y- lentils
NUTS:
Y- pistachios
Y- peanuts (peanut butter)
Y- hazelnuts
Y- almonds
Y- cashews
Y- chestnuts
Y- walnuts
Y- coconut
SUGARS/SWEETENERS:
N- sucrose
N- splenda
N- maple syrup
Y- molasses
Y- brown sugar

[pvober]

you need to be tested for first, small intestine bacterial overgrowth and then fructose malabsorption!...both done with a hydrogen breath test! See a good gastroenterologist. You sound classic for it!

[NJM89]

FRUITS:
- mango- ?
- oranges- Y
- raspberries- Y
- strawberries- Y
- watermelon- N (diarrhoea, bad gas)
- kiwi- N (feel sick)
VEGETABLES:
- onions- N (diarrhoea, bad gas)
- leek- ?
- carrots- N
- garlic- N
- parsley- N (diarrhoea)
CEREALS:
- wheat- N (constipation)
- barley- ?
LEGUMES:
- beans- ?
- green peas- N
- soy- N
- lentils- N
NUTS:
- pistachios- ?
- peanuts (peanut butter)- Y (I think)
- hazelnuts- N
- almonds- N
- cashews- ?
- chestnuts- ?
- walnuts- ?
- coconut- N
SUGARS/SWEETENERS:
- sucrose- Y
- splenda- ?
- maple syrup- ?
- molasses- ?
- brown sugar- N
- raw sugar (Turbinado, Demerara)- ?
- sorghum syrup- ?
- caramel- ?
- stevia- ?

I am currently confused about my symptoms. I thought that perhaps I might have fructose malabsorption. I had a hydrogen breath test for fructose malabsorption which came back negative. Despite this I have recently stopped eating the foods that I have problems with which also include biscuits with HFCS, tomatoes, swede, red peppers, brown rice. I have had no diarrhoea since stopping.

Can the hydrogen breath test be incorrect?

Although I no longer suffer from diarrhoea I still suffer bloating and constant flatulence problems. I am wondering if I have a candida problem as well.

Can fructose malabsorption lead to problems with yeast over growth?

I am considering going on a candida diet as well and wondered whether people sensitive to high amounts of fructose can eat stevia?

[boron]

Having diarrhea after honey and sugar-free gum (usually sweetened with polyols, such as sorbitol, xylitol...) may speak for fructose malabsorption, but I'm not sure. Honey fructose content may vary greatly. Most apples are high in fructose. Sacharose (table sugar) or glucose in lollies are usually not problematic in FM. Berries, bananas and citrus fruits are low in fructose. It also depends show much fruits do you eat at once.

[karen89681]

I'm 47 and live in Auckland, New Zealand. Certain foods give me quite violent diarrhea and some abdominal bloating. This has become an issue over the last couple of years and I'm thinking perhaps the hormonal change towards being pre menopause could be related?
I get nausea if I have honey, not bad enough to vomit. A friend has given me some Manuka honey to try and I've found that better and certainly tolerable.
I get violent diarrhea if I have either large amounts of sugar free gum or just one green apple (the colour green such as Granny Smiths). It seems to last about 2-3 hours.
What I can eat is large amounts of lollies without any ill affects except the dreaded sugar low. Most days I eat 2-3 pieces of fruit without any issue.
I have identified the foods that trigger the diarrhea and avoid them generally, although I can have small quantities without too much trouble.

[boron]

Have you been officially diagnosed for allergy to milk or celiac disease? Do you get any skin rash after eating?