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.

[boron]

It looks like there is one rule (at least partial): those who cannot safely eat sucrose, also have problems with nuts.

[alr145]

FRUITS:
- mango - N
- oranges - N
- raspberries - N
- strawberries - N
- watermelon - N
- kiwi - N
- blueberries - n
- Apples (green or red) - N
- Grapes - N
- Cantalope - N
- Peaches - N
- Pears - N
- Cherries - N
VEGETABLESVegetable laxative:
- onions (red,yellow & White) - N
- leek  - Don't Know
- carrots - DO NOT EAT
- garlic -N
- parsley - DO NOT EAT
CEREALS:
- wheat Only eat whole wheat homemade tortillas
- barley - don't know
- Oats - YES
- Rice - Eat Brown rice only
LEGUMES:
- beans - Eat Black beans, low fat refried beans, chick peas, dark red kidney beans with minor bloating
- green peas - Choose not to eat
- soy - Eat tofu once a week, no issues
- lentils - Yes
NUTS:
- pistachios - Choose not to eat
- peanuts (peanut butter) - Eat but with bloating
- hazelnuts - Choose not to eat
- almonds - Eat but with some bloating
- cashews - Choose not to eat
- chestnuts - Choose not to eat
- walnuts - Choose not to eat
- coconut - NO WAY - super bad bloating and sickness
SUGARS/SWEETENERS:
- sucrose - NO
- splenda - CHOOSE NOT TO EAT
- maple syrup - NO
- molasses - NO
- brown sugar - NO
- raw sugar (Turbinado, Demerara) - NO
- sorghum syrup -NO
- caramel - NO
- stevia - Yes  

[boron]

All citrus fruits, kiwi, banana and most berries are often well tolerated by many individuals with fructose malabsorption.

[Gabts]

Thanks for your prompt answer!  As far as I know, the only safe fruit so far has been the banana.  But I know that because it's the only fruit that I eat separate (with muesli,cereals and soymilk)  but all the other fruits I eat them mixed in cocktails, I mix at least 4 kinds of fruits  (I find it boring eating them alone, not so enjoyable), so I just assumed that it's all of them the problem, or the mixture (and the amount) but it could actually be the case that  strawberries and orange alone are safe...  I'll have to try them separate.    Thanks again.

[boron]

Yes, one can develop fructose malabsorption at any time just like lactose intolerance. Note that it is *malabsorption* (intolerance is an old term and I can't edit the original post), so you probably can safely ingest a certain amount of fructose. What amount - you should find by yourself.

From what you have checked above, I actually do not know, if you can safely eat any fruit. Strawberries and oranges are low in fructose, but you can't eat these. Fruits are not so essential as someone would think. You can consider them as sweets. I believe you can get all vitamins from vegetables, but I guess you will need to eat some *fresh* vegetables. The problem can be sorbitol and other polyols (xylitol, manitol..) in "sugar free" or "low-calorie" foods.

Search for "fructose malabsorption" in Google for more details, there are some good nutrition guides available.

[Gabts]

Me again:  I forgot to mention several hours of diahrrea after eating the fruit salad. Next day everything ok, and stays ok, until I eat the next fruit salad. By now it's clear it's not a coincidence.  So: bloating, gas, diahrrea, light stomachache.  Only with fruit.