Does fructose increase intestinal inflammation?

I know that a lot of people with Crohn's diagnosis can eat foods with fructose, mainly fruits without any problems, but I can't eat them. It's been happening for years now, started after my Crohn's diagnosis and have worsened over time.

Whenever I try to eat a food with fructose, all my symptoms increase (among them, most notably the bleeding). I know it's not the fiber because I can't eat honey, things like maple syrup, jams, fruit juices...
The reaction I get from fructose is immediate and definite, so I always avoid anything with fructose.

I'm wondering if something like this happens to any of you too?
Thanks in advance.

Yes fructose acts like caffeine in my gut, almost immediate reaction of BM, never bleeding from fructose, that is caused by fiber for me. I swear the grapes sold today have MUCH more fructose in them than the past, I used to be able to eat a couple but now just one and done.
Honey was a big problem when I tried SCD (and failed). I finally figured out that white sugar is much more tolerated than honey or any other fructose.

Some berries have lower amounts of fructose so sometimes I'll have some. I grow mulberries and make jam but sadly can't have much of it.

Great that fiber doesn't bother you, it does bother my gut. No nuts, high fiber veggies, etc. keeps my gut happy.

edit to add: I have no knowledge/opinion whether fructose causes inflammation. Because I quit eating so many different categories of food in my diet mod. it's hard to say. Caffeine causes symptoms but probably not inflammation, fiber causes symptoms and probably inflammation due to gut not able to process it, wheat? yes very likely inflammation. Fructose? hard to say.

Post Edited (imagardener2) : 10/28/2016 6:19:36 PM (GMT-6)

Honey is a nightmare for me...

so low fructose fruits have the same effect as high fructose fruits ?

Ive been wondering about this. I was diagnosed in Oct 2017 with mild UC. Never had the frequent diarrhea or the weight loss or any pain. Definitely had a lot of blood in stool. Recently I read that going grain free has provided many people with a lot of relief from bloating etc. so I’m 2 weeks into trying that. While I’m MUCH less bloated and sleeping better, my BMs have been less frequent and gas has been worse. I’m wondering if that’s due to the increase in fruits I’m consuming to compensate for missing calories. Watermelon in particular seems to all of a sudden give me trouble. Nausea, gas minutes and up to hours after eating it. Never happened before. Thoughts?

Nothing has changed since my 10.2016 reply above.
I still eat very little fruit or fruit juice and no honey.
Eliminating fiber has been my biggest benefit= no urgency, lowest #BM's, no gas/pain

I know you said you don't think it's the fiber but for me the combo of fiber and fructose was bad.

For energy I eat resistant starch foods like potatoes and rice pasta. Very long lasting benefits and gut-approved. Fructose and other sugars would be short-term energy sources.