Short-Chain Carbohydrates May Cause Chronic Bloating and Diarrhea
It was found out that certain short-chained carbohydrates can cause chronic diarrhea, abdominal bloating, gas or other gastrointestinal symptoms in individuals, diagnosed with:
- Dyspepsia (indigestion)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or functional bowel disease (FBD)…
…or aggravate symptoms of:
- Lactose intolerance
- Fructose malabsorption
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
- Celiac disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)
- Dumping syndrome (rapid gastric emptying)
These carbohydrates were named FODMAPs.
