Fructose malabsorption

I recently discovered after taking a hydrogen breath test that it looks like I have a disorder called Fructose Malabsorption. I am actually waiting on the official results (my doctor is out of town). It's a disorder where you lack the proper enzymes in your small intestine to digest fructose/fructans therefore a large amount of these end up in the large intestine. I have been following a diet with no fructose or fructans (no fructose which are in fruits/vegs/honey, no sugars, no sugar alcohols, no fructans which are in the wheat and onion family). I have seen a significant improvement and I am down to almost no blood.

You can have food containing fructose as long as the amount of glucose is greater than the fructose. Glucose helps digest fructose. When it's inevitable I am going to ingest some fructose I take glucose to offset the fructose....so far it seems to working. I hope my progress continues. The only med I am currently taking is Canasa and I have a colonoscopy in April. My diet is extremely limited. I am eating corn and rice products, meat/poultry, nuts, almond milk, potatoes and celery. I drink unsweetened coffee/tea and water with lemon.

well, bad news for FODMAP and FOS, good news for your teeth. Doc will prolly suggest a zinc and folic acid supp. More good news you will prolly get to keep berries and citrus. If u r lactose intolerant get doc to test u for celiac.

Peace and Love

Madpotter,

I'm wondering how you are making out with the low-FODMAP diet? I've been on it for 2 years now with good success for Fructose Malabsorption. Feel free to contact me if you'd like.

I stay with the low-FODMAP diet and adhear to all the categories including lactose free....with rare exceptions. For instance, I had homemade ice cream yesterday....size small...without any difficulties...Yeah! I was in my glory as it was so delicious!

As long as I follow that diet, I'm doing well. When I stray, or eat something I'm not sure if I can have that's when I regret it. My biggest problem is if I eat too much of a 'safe' item. Portion control has been key for me. I do still feel deprived somewhat, but it's been 2 years now so I suppose I'm adjusted to what I can no long eat. Going to friends or out to eat is something that's still challenging though. We typically go to the same places where I know I can have something made the way I can eat it without too much trouble for the staff. I usually leave the house with snacks in my purse when I go out for several hours so I know I'll have something to munch on if I need it. I live in CT and haven't had an authentic brick oven pizza in soooo long. Sigh! :-( And my family eats it as they do other things I can't have. That's hard!!!

I read labels on everything, but have pretty much gotten away from most processed foods as there is always some offender in there. Inulin/chickory is in many items, and even vitamins and medicine....so I search labels for it. Check yours. I miss onion and garlic, but do make my own garlic infused olive oil to flavor my meats. I don't eat much bread (wheat/fructans) but do buy and keep frozen the Udi's Sandwich bread and take out a slice or two when I want it.

I had iron and ferritin deficiencies and Vit D and B-12 deficiencies but with supplements, I'm better in those areas now that I'm absorbing them. I have energy that I didn't have previously as long as I get enough protein. I eat eggs, poultry, lean beef and pork. I love fish and shellfish also. Lactose-free milk and yogurt, hard cheeses. Rice and corn pasta cooked al dente or it cooks to mush. It's the limited and small veggie and fruit portions that are hard. As long as there isn't molassas in rice krispies or rice chex type cereals I'm good with those. I use Stevia sweetner without a problem and do OK with less than a tsp of sugar in tea. My dietician told me to limit sugar to small amounts.

News from AU is that 1/4c of corn is the actual corn serve. I was eating way too much for quite a while and not knowing why I was still in a world of hurt. That's not very much corn...a teaser really! Also, celery has to be limited...forgot the amount, but I used to load up my salad, tuna salad, etc until I discovered I was eating too much celery. Same with sweet potato and green beans...1/2 c is about all I can handle. Also new is that they added cabbage to the list in small amount. I've been afraid to try it!!! ;-)

I'm glad that things are going well for you. Is 6MP a supplement? I'm not familiar with it.