Fruit causing distress - Digestive Disorders Message Board

ser · 12-01-2000, 12:34 PM

Has any one run across an alergy to fruit and I mean all fruit-Bananas, pears, peaches, grapes, melons?

Not right after eating the fruit but an hour or so latter I get severe cramps in the intestinal area and have to lay down and ride them out I have a urge to do a bowl movement but it dosn't happen for a while. depending on how much I have eaten is the time it takes to subside and when it does it is a very explosive runny stool. Then I am ok ,wiped out but ok. This started about 15 mo ago during my 8th month of pregnancy. I do have a similar problem with dairy but with dairy the diareha lasts a lot longer. Sorry to be so crude. If any one has any idea what this could be or has heard of anyone with it let me know. I just saw the Dr and the CBC and MET showed nothing. Thank you.

Copper · 12-28-2000, 11:40 AM

Sounds like the flora and fauna in your digestive tract are WAYYYYYY out of whack! Most dr.s don't deal with nutrition, but perhaps they can refer you to a nutritionist. There are some relatively simple steps (plus time) that you can do to get back on track, but it would take some help from a professional.

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01-09-2001, 01:34 PM

Sounds like IBS to me.

Check out the posts on the IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) board. I'm a sufferer and have to stay completely away from fruit. i have the opposite problem, I think, i get severe cramps and constipated for days if I eat fruit due to the insoluble fiber. Try eating soluble fiber before consuming fruit, like oatmeal, rice, or pasta, and try to limit your fruit juices. That might help.

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ser · 01-11-2001, 11:51 AM

Thanks Angiline. I have looked into IBS and don't belive it is it is more like an allergy or intolerance.

jackied · 01-13-2001, 01:00 AM

Ameobic parasites/bacteria live on sweet foods, such as carbohydrates/starches/fruit. Anything that is turned to sugar in the bowel will enable the infection to multiply. In path labs when testing for infections one of the ways to get bacteria/parasites to grow is to use rice starch as the medium.
12 months after becoming ill I was diagnosed with a hard to detect parasite. The medical profession do not recognise infection as a cause of IBS, which is why so many people are diagnosed with IBS instead of having rigorous stool testing to rule out the possibility of infection.
Jackie

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