Sorbitol Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/sorbitol Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:19:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png Sorbitol Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/sorbitol 32 32 Low-FODMAP Diet – Foods to Avoid in IBS and Bloating https://healthhype.com/fodmap-diet-foods-to-avoid-in-ibs-bowel-disorders-with-bloating-and-gas.html https://healthhype.com/fodmap-diet-foods-to-avoid-in-ibs-bowel-disorders-with-bloating-and-gas.html#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:57:23 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=1313 Short-Chain Carbohydrates May Cause Chronic Bloating and Diarrhea It was found out that certain people complaining about abdominal bloating, excessive gas, chronic diarrhea or constipation, diagnosed with ‘dyspepsia’, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or functional bowel disease (FBD), actually cannot tolerate certain short-chained carbohydratescalled FODMAPs (1). What Are FODMAPs? FODMAPs (Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, and Mono-saccharides, And Polyols) are short-chain carbohydrates that are: Osmotically active, so they, after ingesting, drag water from the intestinal vessels into the intestinal lumen, thus causing diarrhea Fermentable (degradable by intestinal bacteria yielding large amount of gases, like hydrogen or carbon dioxide, thus causing abdominal bloating FODMAPs include: Oligosaccharides: Fructans – chains of fructose with one glucose molecule on the end. Only minimal amounts of fructans may be absorbed in human intestine. They may interfere with absorption of fructose, thus aggravating symptoms in fructose malabsorption. Fructans-rich foods are: wheat (white bread, pasta, pastries, cookies), onions, and artichokes; other not commonly problematic foods with fructans are asparagus, leeks, garlic, chicory roots and chicory based coffee substitutes. Fructans with over 10 molecules of fructose in a chain are known as inulins and those with less than 10 fructoses are referred as fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) or oligofructose. Fructans cause problems mainly in fructose malabsorption. Galactans (like stacchyose and raffinose) are [...]

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]]> https://healthhype.com/fodmap-diet-foods-to-avoid-in-ibs-bowel-disorders-with-bloating-and-gas.html/feed 113 Fructose Malabsorption – Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis https://healthhype.com/fructose-malabsorption-cause-symptoms-and-diagnosis.html https://healthhype.com/fructose-malabsorption-cause-symptoms-and-diagnosis.html#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:16:26 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=1316 What is Fructose Malabsorption (FM)? A human intestine cannot absorb an unlimited amount of fructose, but most people can absorb 25-50 g of fructose per sitting (1). By definition, inability to absorb 25 g of fructose per sitting is considered as fructose malabsorption. Unabsorbed fructose may cause diarrhea and bloating. Fructose malabsorption (FM) was previously known as ‘dietary fructose intolerance’ (DFI), but this term should be avoided to prevent confusion with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI). What Is Fructose? Fructose is a monosacharide or a single sugar, also called fruit sugar. Fructose has the same chemical formula as glucose (C6H12O6), but different molecular structure. They both have about the same caloric value, but fructose is sweeter. Fructose is not essential nutrient for a human, meaning everyone can live without fructose, so ‘fructose deficiency’ does not exist. Fructose naturally appears in fruits, some vegetables, wheat, honey, sugar cane, sugar beets and some other plants. In commercial foods and drinks, fructose can be naturally present, or is added as a sweetener, like sucrose (table sugar containing 50% fructose, 50% glucose), or as a high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), somewhere called fructose-glucose syrup. Foods, high in fructose and sorbitol Mechanism of FM Fructose, unabsorbed in [...]

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]]> https://healthhype.com/fructose-malabsorption-cause-symptoms-and-diagnosis.html/feed 50 Foods, High in Fructose, Sorbitol, Fructans and FODMAPs https://healthhype.com/foods-high-in-fructose-sorbitol-fructans-and-fodmaps.html https://healthhype.com/foods-high-in-fructose-sorbitol-fructans-and-fodmaps.html#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:13:03 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=1952 Amount of Fructose, Glucose, Sorbitol and Fructans in Foods Foods, problematic in fructose malabsorption (FM) are: High in fructose High in sorbitol Have high fructose-to-glucose ratio (>1) High in fructans or other FODMAPs (problematic only for some persons with FM) Table 1: Foods, high in fructose, glucose, sorbitol, fructans and other FODMAPs (N/A = data non applicable) FOOD Fructose (g/100g) Glucose (g/100g) Fructose-to-Glucose Ratio Sorbitol and other polyols (g/100g); Fructans, FODMAPs (g/serving) High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS55) 39,05 31,95 1,22 0 HONEY 38.38 (31-44) 30.31 (23-41) 1,23 (0,76-1,86) 3-4g oligo-saccharides (15) “LOW CALORIE” FOODS and SOFT DRINKS < 3 < 3 N/A* Check labels for Sugar alcohols (Polyols) “SUGAR FREE” CHEWING GUM 0 0 N/A ~1,3-2,2g of sorbitol or xylitol / stick VITAMIN and MEDICATION SYRUPS (for children) N/A N/A N/A Milk of Magnesia: 6g / dose; theophylinne: 26g /dose PRUNES Up to 23 Up to 30 0,77 Up to 15 PRUNE JUICE 14,0 23,0 0,61 12,7 AGAVE SYRUP 42-70 6-33 > 1.5 N/A APPLES, dried 28,60 10,12 2,83 2,56 CHERRIES (sweet) Up to 7,2 4,7 1,53 12,6 PEAR JUICE 5-9 1-2 4,5-5 1,1-2,6 PEARS, raw 6,23 2,76 2,25 3,59 (8) APPLE JUICE 6,40 2,40 2,67 0,56 APPLES, raw 5,74 2,03 2,83 0,51 DATES, medjool [...]

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