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ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 day agoI have the same issue! I had to stop eating lactose, then gluten, and apples are the most recent. And I miss apples even more than I miss bread, which is saying a lot. I knew it was a fructose problem, but didn’t think about apples with lower levels of fructose in them. I might have to look into that.
Do you have malabsorption issues or do you have an intolerance? If it’s a malabsorption, you can cheat a little by adding glucose.
The nutritionist in the hospital recommended to look into Elstar apple varieties. If they’re not available in your area, I’m sure you’ll find something similar :)
I think it’s intolerance. I’m autistic so of course I have IBS. It seems like I just get worse at digesting things as I get older. I went to a GI doctor years ago and got a list of foods which commonly cause issues for people with IBS, and apples are on the list.
I will look into Elstar apples. I appreciate your response! Apples are my favorite fruit, and there’s just no replacement for that crunch.
I grew up on a farm with my grandparents as (the only) neighbors. We had a few apple trees behind the house and my grandma used to preserve them and I swear on some days it was nearly the only thing we ate. Apples are awesome!
Feel you on the IBS and getting older part. Having to mask all the time (C-PTSD here) is definitely not helpful. I hope you find an apple variety you can… tolerate enough to enjoy ᕦ(ಠ_ಠ)ᕤ
JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Holy shit this comment could have been written by me. Normally people have issues with lactose. Or gluten. Or FODMAPS. Nope. My stomach hates everything. Thank goodness for meat, rice, and eggs.
FYI I recently discovered I have bile acid malabsorption. It was a long road to diagnosis, but a lot of people with IBS have BAM. In the U.S. they just prescribe the medication and see if it helps. It helps me a LOT. To the degree I can eat small amounts of FODMAPs and lactose now. Just a piece of apple, but you know what? That’s better than no apple. I’m down to 1-2 poops a day, and they look almost normal.
ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Bile acid malabsorption, eh? I need to look into that. I don’t know much about malabsorption other than what I just found online, but it looks like there’s overlap between IBS and malabsorption. Definitely worth looking into.
I’m autistic and suffer from hyper-vigilance which can absolutely cause IBS and other stomach issues, but maybe there’s more here than I realized.
JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
Each person is different but the medication is cheap and you can try it for a couple weeks and see if it helps.