[HEPPERS]

Can anyone on here eat fruit without it upsetting them??Ive found I can eat tinned peaches in syrup but havent tried anything else I was just wondering what other people with this condition can eat. Apples dont seem to agree. Any ideas?? I was thinking watermelon might be good cos it doesnt seem citrusy??

 

[Mike NoLomotil]

Hepped-Up...The trouble with "fruit and IBS" is the same as other foods and IBS..."One persons meat is anothers poison".There are several ways of approaching the problem of "what are my real safe foods and what are my real unsafe foods, not just what appear to be my safe/unsafe foods" which may have no relationship with each other (what we belive them to be and what they are).These two books are not expensive and a good investment for someone wanting to underatnd the subject in more detail, and how to approach it methodically rathee than by guesswork and possibility:IBS: A DOCTORS PLAN FOR CHRONIC DIGESTIVE TROUBLESBy Gerard Guillory, M.D.; Vanessa Ameen, M.D.; Paul Donovan, M.D.; Jack Martin, Ph.D.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/088...5731950/sr=2-2/ ref=sr_2_2/102-3369143-6824157[/URL]"FOOD ALLERGIES AND FOOD INTOLERANCE: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THEIR IDENTIFICTION AND TREATMENT", Professor Jonathan Brostoff , M.D.. Allergy, Immunology and Environmental Medicine, Kings' College, Londonhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/089...r=2-1/102-64875 08-3420903[/URL]In my own case, there are specific fruits I can eat which are wholly neutral and there are others which may as well be considered gut-bombs....while the next persons profile might the complete reverse....There is also a lot of IBS-victim patient-specific dietary experienc ein these threads...it will show the wide ranging possibilities and why patient-specific dietary therapy tneds to produce the best outcomes (as measured by symptom reduction) http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...=4;t=000286;p=4 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...pic;f=4;t=00028 6;p=3#000106[/URL] http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000364 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...=4&DaysPrune=30 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000286 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000285 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=4;t=000331#00 0001[/URL] http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000302 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000287 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000364 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=5&t=000313&p=[/UR L]http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=00029 3;p=2#000069 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000276 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=5;t=000073 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=5&t=000356&p=[/UR L] http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=000320#00 0016http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=4&t=000383#00 0010[/URL] http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=5&t=000126&p=[/UR L] http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=000033 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=5;t=000363#00 0002[/URL] http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=1;t=028290#00 0001[/URL] http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=4;t=000335#00 0009[/URL] http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=1&t=028290&p=[/UR L]http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=000353 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000389 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=4&t=000427#00 0006[/URL] http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000421 http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=4&t=000427#00 0015[/URL]http://www.ibsgroup.org/cgi-local/ubbcgi/u...f=1&t=030178#00 0003[/URL] http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000476 http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php...ic;f=4;t=000478 MNL

 

[Kathleen M.]

Depends on the problems you are having, and your mileage may vary.Usually the problematic fruits are the ones that have a bunch of sorbitol in them when they are raw (canning helps get rid of that because it doesn't survive the high temps very well).Citrus fruits do bother some people, but have no sorbitol, but I don't know of anything that make them generally bad for IBS, like the sorbitol issue (enough sorbitol will give anyone diarrhea and gas, but each person has a different tolerance level)Fruits with sorbitol: (note a problem raw, much less when cooked or canned)Peaches/Apricots and all Peach like relatives (nectarines, etc)PearsApplesPrunes/PlumsCherries.So Melons are good as they don't tend to be high in sorbitol.But your mileage may vary. If you can do canned peaches then fructose may not be a big issue for you. Some people find this sugar that tends to be prevelant in fruit (thus the fructose...or latin for fruit sugar

) Some people are OK with some fruits but can't do high-fructose corn syrup.Watch out for fruit juices. Many are sweetened iwth HFCS or if 100% juice with apple or pear, and that can make them problematic.K.

 

[kamie]

post:But your mileage may vary. If you can do canned peaches then fructose may not be a big issue for you. Some people find this sugar that tends to be prevelant in fruit (thus the fructose...or latin for fruit sugar

) Some people are OK with some fruits but can't do high-fructose corn syrup.______________________________________Yeh, I would tend to agree with that previous observation.If canned peaches are working then hooray for you!You have identified something that works and that is a huge accomplishment.Personally, just rightly ripe pears are my miracle fruit.I do fine on strawberries and black berries too.For me fresh is better than canned but it would be nice to be able to tolerate canned because then I could make jello and fruit.And I like Jello and fruit. Kamie