Does anyone else have reactions to fruit? I noticed my burping went away when I quit eating fruit. I will wait a week and reintroduce fruit one by one and try to find out which ones I'm "allergic" to. I've also heard of fructose malabsorbtion. Does anyone have that problem?

I also quit eggs this week. I'm eating grilled vegetables in the morning but I'm also suspicious that some vegetables will not agree with me. Has anyone experienced problems with veggies?

How can I find out which foods I should avoid? Is a IgG or IgE test reliable?
Thanks in advance for you help.

Hi yes I have trouble with some fruit and some vegetables and there does seem to be considerable overlap with some of the categories within FODMAPS. (My primary care doctor talked to me about FODMAPS and there's quite a helpful presentation at http://nutrition.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/file/0017/5714/FODMAPs_13.5.10.pdf )

I'm fine with most of the low fodmap fruit and veges, including kiwifruit, grapes, mandarines, oranges, bananas, rock melons, carrots, green beans, pumpkin, zucchini, tomato in moderation (a bit acidic maybe), but can't eat much lettuce for some reason. I can also eat potatoes, but currently avoiding to reduce starch for the AS.

Fructose definitely seems to be a problem for me. Apples have been guaranteed to give me stomach pain/gas/reflux etc for years and I'm not great with pears either. I dislike the taste of honey (maybe my body telling me something), can't handle fruit juices, but I do drink the occasional glass of wine.

Fructans are interesting. I can't tolerate anything in the onion line, and don't normally have asparagus. Until recently I have loved my bread, but now avoid wheat and rye because it seems likely implicated in my AS, IBS and insulin resistance.

Cabbage and brussel sprouts, which are galactans, are no good at all for me, but I do eat some broccoli (feel like I have to have something green)and tofu. And I can also eat the stone fruit, avocado and mushrooms that are in the polyols list, but not cauliflower. It might be something else about cabbage and cauliflower that is a problem for me.

I haven't noticed any problems with dairy, but I know that others do. I have a cup of yoghurt with fruit for breakfast every day.

So far I've been just using the trial and error approach although the ones that are no good at all have made it very clear to me! We're all different so in the end the answer will be different for each of us.

Sorry if this was a bit long and self-centred, but I have been thinking about this lately and it was helpful for me to go through the exercise.

Hi there
Best to test the theory properly before deciding that fructose is the problem. It could be fructose.. it could be something else. Fruits actually contain a mixture of various sugars.

Pure fructose is readily available in the shops here next to the sugar and artificial sweeteners. Buy some and have it with some tea and some yoghurt. If you react repeatedly when the fructose is present, but not when it is removed then you have a clear answer.

Perhaps have your fruit with some yoghurt. Your body *might* be expecting a heavier meal with more protein and fat and hence producing excess gastric juices >> leading to burping. Just a random thought.

hope you get this resolved .. all the best
z

Hi Shirley,

That FODMAP link is VERY interesting. Thanks for sharing that

Just to throw in my 2c - I am perfectly safe with fructose and glucose.. but of course everyone is different. Honey is mostly a mix of glucose & fructose in almost equal proportions (30-45% of each and a small amount of water and pollen).

Other sugars are a major major problem for me, particularly refined sucrose.. especially when in confectionary and cakes. Seems like cooking sucrose (sugar) alongside fat or protein makes them 20x nastier (Oxidants? AGE's??).

Hi Zark.



My stomach seems to be fine with sucrose, especially chocolate