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.

[thesnowie1]

My nine year old daughter and I were diagnosed with Fructose malabsorption by my gastroenterologist based on symptoms (without doing the breath test). I went 100% fructose & sugar free for 6 weeks and felt better than I ever have. And my daughter seemed to drastically be doing better as well. THEN.... reintroduced low fructose foods and very small amounts of sugar and started experiencing a lot of symptoms again that had gone away. Headaches, tightness in my throat, muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue, lower back pain, kidney pain, urinary distress, blood in my urine, trouble concentrating, etc. My concern is that we might actually have fructose intolerance not fructose malabsorption.  Any advice would be helpful.

[mandi4u]

FRUITS:
no- mango
no- oranges
?raspberries
no- strawberries
no- watermelon
no- kiwi
VEGETABLES:
n- onions
-? leek
y- carrots
n- garlic
?- parsley
CEREALS:
bad- wheat
real bad- barley
LEGUMES:
y- beans
?- green peas
bad- soy
-y lentils
NUTS:
-n pistachios
n- peanuts (peanut butter)
-? hazelnuts
-? almonds
?- cashews
?- chestnuts
-? walnuts
?- coconut
SUGARS/SWEETENERS:
-n sucrose
-n splenda
-? maple syrup
- ?molasses
-? brown sugar
- ?raw sugar (Turbinado, Demerara)
- ?sorghum syrup
- ncaramel
- ?stevia .

[Lara888]

FRUITS:
N- mango
N- oranges
N- raspberries
N- strawberries
?- watermelon
N- kiwi
VEGETABLES:
50/50- onions
?- leek
50/50- carrots
50/50- garlic
?- parsley
CEREALS:
Y- wheat
Y- barley
LEGUMES:
50/50- beans
50/50- green peas
Y- soy
?- lentils
NUTS:
?- pistachios
Y- peanuts (peanut butter)
?- hazelnuts
Y- almonds
?- cashews
?- chestnuts
Y- walnuts
Y- coconut
SUGARS/SWEETENERS:
Y- sucrose
Y- splenda
Y- maple syrup
Y- molasses
Y- brown sugar
?- raw sugar (Turbinado, Demerara)
?- sorghum syrup
Y- caramel
?- stevia


I eat a largely vegetarian diet. Fruits were a huge part of my diet for many years. I'm not fond of drinking fluids, so fruits provided much of my water intake as well. In my 30's I developed what I thought were ulcerative symptoms which included stabbing pains anywhere from my stomach area and downward. I also experience daily gastric reflux. I took Nexium for a few years and found great relief. I have always experienced sores in my mouth if I drink the more pure "not from concentrate" lemonade. I can more easily tolerate the cheap mostly sugar type lemonade (but yuck). I googled the lemonade/mouth ulcers & found something about "fruit allergy". I experimented by eliminating fruits & fruit juice & sherberts from my diet and my daily stomach pain issues magically disappeared. I LOVE fruits & am often tempted. Every single time I ingest a serving of fruit or juice I get very smushy bowel movements or diarrhea nearly every couple hours for about 24 hours. Then my bowels go back to being completely normal (firm stool, 2-3 times a day).

MY CURRENT DIET: pasta (mostly whole wheat), whole wheat breads, green veggies, ice cream, coffee, chocolate, cheese pizza, and water......

I try to choose organic options if affordable and prefer whole wheat and choose high-fructose-free options if possible.

MY TRIGGERS: any sort of fruit or fruit juice including bananas, all flavors of sherbert cause stomach pain (w/o diarrhea), mouth ulcers, and irritate my gums. Kiwi really irritates my gums and feels like it scratches them.  

DON'T NOTICE SYMPTOMS: sugars, candy, chocolate, dairy, green veggies in moderation

[fourwebb]

FRUITS:
- mango (Don't like)
- oranges N
- raspberries Y
- strawberries Y
- watermelon Y
- kiwi N
VEGETABLES:
- onions NNN
- leek NNN
- carrots Y
- garlic N
- parsley N/A
CEREALS:
- wheat N
- barley N
LEGUMES:
- beans N
- green peas N
- soy N
- lentils N
NUTS:
- pistachios N
- peanuts (peanut butter) N
- hazelnuts N
- almonds N
- cashews N
- chestnuts N
- walnuts N
- coconut  N
SUGARS/SWEETENERS:
- sucrose N
- splenda N
- maple syrup  N
- molasses  N
- brown sugar N
- raw sugar (Turbinado, Demerara) N
- sorghum syrup N
- caramel N
- stevia N

I am new to all of this eliminating stuff! I was diagnosed with IBS years and years ago and I am so bad as I still carry on eating allt he rubbish which is causing me so much pain and discomfort. I have piled on weight over the years and am always bloated, gassy and sick. I am currently on prescribed gastro resistant capsules every morning as I can't tolerate food in general without being sick or having severe acid reflux. I don't think my GP has a clue as he just keeps putting me back on the tablets evertime I go back for a consultation. I can't tolerate dairy and I think I may be fructose intolerant as I can't seem to eat any fruit at all and I have been drinking sug free pop which I believe has been causing me problems. I ahve switched back to regular white sugar and this seems to have helped in that area. I wasnt to lose weight, but because of all of the intolerances, I can't seem to eat a healthy diet. Cannot stomach yogurts, ice cream, cheese (although I used to eat this without problems) I just reintorduce wholemeal bread afetr weeks of not eating it and noticed that I have started to become bloated and gassy again. I am so miserable - I could really do with some help - thank you

[mwkp]

45 and seems like I have always been running for a bathroom after eating. Just drank some organic black cherry juice mixed with orange/lime sparkling water and it is tearing me up. Been trying to eat cherries because I have gotten gout 4 times since Xmas. Real cherries are tearing me up too. Had to stop oatmeal. Fiberone and Fiberplus bars leave bloated and sounding like a motorboat for hours. Fried eggs are usually a no/no. Cut down on any nuts because of the gout. Cancelled a scope twice but will do it later this year.

[harmony74]

FRUITS:
- mango N
- oranges N
- raspberries N
- strawberries N
- watermelon N
- kiwi N
VEGETABLES:
- onions N
- leek ?
- carrots N
- garlic Y
- parsley Y
CEREALS:
- wheat N
- barley N
LEGUMES:
- beans N
- green peas N
- soy Y (in moderation)
- lentils Y
NUTS:
- pistachios Y (in moderation)
- peanuts (peanut butter) Y
- hazelnuts Y
- almonds Y
- cashews Y
- chestnuts never really eaten these
- walnuts never really eaten these either
- coconut Y
SUGARS/SWEETENERS:
- sucrose N
- splenda N
- maple syrup N
- molasses Y
- brown sugar Y
- raw sugar (Turbinado, Demerara) Y
- sorghum syrup Y
- caramel had some on coconut ice cream last night for the first time in years and had a little stomach upset
- stevia never really eaten this either

I've been diagnosed with IBS and have gluten intolerance, dairy allergy, and never really been able to eat any fruit except for avocados, lemons, and limes.  I also can't eat corn, corn flour, or corn meal if it is the first ingredient is something like cereal.  It comes back up in just about exactly a half hour.  I have always been curious if the fruit intolerance is a real thing.