HI Jerry – if you’re still reacting strongly to fruit, the SIBO may still be present to some degree. You can try natural antimicrobials to see if that helps at all. As always, we do recommend working with a practitioner, especially when it comes to SIBO. It can be hard to treat. Here is more information on a natural SIBO protocol: http://gutinfections.scdlifestyle.com/ and here are the practitioners we recommend: scdlifestyle.com/practitioners

Thanks for sharing Suly – it definitely sounds as if you were struggling to digest fructose and the inflammation and bloating was contributing to the heart burn.

I don’t really have any IBS symptoms but have had at times severe issues with reflux. I was on nexium for 2-3 years before finally weaning myself off of it. I was off it for around 8 months.

I was doing well initially the first few months but the reflux came back with a vengeance eventually and I was forced on intermittently taking nexium again.

The ironic thing is I had become so much more healthy stopping my 4 bar a day chocolate addiction and replacing it with much more vegetables and fruit. I was now addicted to all manner of fruits(especially passion fruit, mango, pomegranate and watermelon) and would eat copious amount every day. All the while my reflux was getting worse. I also went through a few weeks of unexplained bad breath(my wife kept telling me my breath smelled really bad even after i had just brushed/flossed my teeth and had nothing to eat).

I had heard about fructose mal-absorption but never paid any heed to it. After a particular week of absolutely feeling like crap I came across the Fast Tract Diet and it seemed to make sense so I gave it a go. This diet identifies certain foods which are much more likely to be fermented in the gut and you try and limit these foods. Many fruits were high on this list so consequently I stopped eating all fruits except watermelon and within a couple of days noticed I was burping a lot less(Reflux and burping go hand in hand for me and at my peak I seemed to be burping constantly. From the moment I got out of bed in the morning even on an empty stomach).

It was like magic really where previously I felt at a loss.

HI Chaim – you may want to consider the four horseman if you’re still having issues: https://healthygut.com/what-to-do-when-the-scd-diet-isnt-working/ See how your body does after addressing the 4 horseman and then you can test out bananas after you’re symptoms have calmed down a bit.

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yes tomatoes being a fruit and part of the nightshade family can definatly cause allergy and digestive type issues with those sensitive to this food family….tomatoe skins are very difficult to digest so if you cannot live without them i suggest cooking them for better digestion and pulling the skins straight off which is far easier to do when grilled ect…plus go get a nightshade allergy test done through a naturepathic office…

Hi – thanks for reaching out. Are you following the phase charts and introducing foods one by one???

If not, you need to go back to the Intro diet and then introduce foods one at a time as we describe in the book: scdlifestylebook.com

If you need more help, you can email us support@scdlifestyle.com

Good luck 🙂

Hey Julie – I’m so sorry to hear that. The good news is that she can probably still tolerate some fruit – just in smaller quantities and choosing lower-fructose fruits over higher (here’s a chart I like: https://med.virginia.edu/ginutrition/wp-content/uploads/sites/199/Low_Fructose_Diet_10.7.14-1.pdf)

If her fructose malabsorption isn’t genetic (most people know from infancy that they have genetic fructose malabsorption) she can likely overcome this condition by healing her gut. We’d suggest you start with our free quick start guide: https://healthygut.com/scd-quick-start-guide/

No matter what, hang in there!! This could be the key to your daughter feeling much better 🙂

Hi,
I know the question about nightshades was asked about 6 years ago but maybe this can help someone else. Nightshades can trigger an autoimmune reaction in many individuals with some form of autoimmune condition such as arthritis, vitiligo, SLE, Hashimoto’s. Try an autoimmune paleo diet – it has helped me and lots of my patients.

Hi Denise, thanks for reaching out 🙂 In our experience, the more you heal your gut, the less likely you are to have symptoms of fructose intolerance. While your gut heals, you can avoid fruits that are high in fructose to help manage symptoms. Jordan saw big improvements within 30 days.

We have a comprehensive program for healing your gut – you can learn more here: http://solvingleakygut.com

I hope this helps and you’re feeling better soon! You’re definitely on the right path

Thanks,
Denise

Hi Kyle – all fruits contain some fructose, but some contain higher amounts and others contain lesser amounts – so that could be making a difference for you.

Hi Melanie – we don’t have ebook on fructose malabsorption. Our book is on how to follow the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. This diet is not vegetarian – however.

If you have more questions, feel free to email us at support@scdlifestyle.com

Hi Robyn – if you’re going to use the chicken soup to follow SCD-intro diet, we recommend you just use spinach (or no veggies at all) – then you can add in more veggies later according to the phase charts.

Hope you enjoy your soup!

Hi Leanne! Thanks for commenting 🙂

If you find you have fructose intolerance while you’re following SCD, you’ll want to avoid the higher-fructose foods, like bananas. There are still tons of foods you can enjoy, however.

Hope this helps!

Hey Adrienne – we recommend you download the free quick start guide. In it, J & S explain exactly how to introduce fruit and what fruits to start with. You can download here: https://healthygut.com/scd-quick-start-guide/

Thanks, Adrienne

Hi Kasra, thank you for reaching out! We suggest a multi faceted approach in diet, lifestyle, and supplementation. Our Solving Leaky gut program includes each of these and would be a great start to begin healing these symptoms. If you would like to learn more and take the customized quiz, please go here:solvingleakygut.com

I have UC and had a problem with honey a while back. I even have issues with bananas right now. I flared about 2 months ago and still trying to get back on track so i quit all fruit. right now i stick with meats (watch the fats), veggies (stick with squashes, lettuce, green beans), no dairy except if i want a piece of cheddar block cheese, and no nuts. I’m good with eggs. they don’t bother me. Seems things are moving in the right direction. I’m also on apriso right now for inflammation but once things are under control, i’m going to drop off of those.

I’ve had IBS for the past 20 years. When my weight is down IBS is minimal, when it is up I get cramps, bloating(I look 9 months pregnant) excessive smelly gas and level 6 stools.

High fibre diet is incredibly bad for me, i.e. diahrrea. I keep hot chocolate to minimum, not too much white bread. Dried fruits are soooo bad for me. Also apples, grapes, oranges are no good either. Beans are no good. High fibre pasta and rice no good. All the white versions of these constipate me so it’s difficult to find a happy medium. I tried the SCD. The intro diet was great, had a few spoons of honey when needed a sugar fix. However, when started phasing in rest of diet I got problems. I love the home-made yogurt but I always add honey. I made the carrot cake, brownies and muffins – is the almond flour giving me gas. I had yogurt with pineapple, is it the fruit giving me gas? is the honey giving me gas? The interesting thing is that I used to have porridge for breakfast (organic ground oats which I soaked overnight to remove phytates or phytic acid, whichever was the problem) with yogurt and blueberries and I had no problem digesting it. I’m just so confused. I would stick to the intro diet but it makes me so tired and I crave sweet things, which is when I go for the honey fix.

What sweeteners can be used?

What about glucose and maltose – which is what rice syrup is made of?

Thanks

I think the work that you do is great but your eating plan does not suit every digestive disorder and you should not try and make it fit for every case. SCD is not the diet to follow if you have fructose malabsorption. I followed your diet for 6 weeks earlier this year and while I lost weight, which I was happy about, it didn’t help with my symptoms. Later in the year I was diagnosed with fructose malabsorption and I now understand why SCD didn’t work. Firstly, honey should not be consumed if you have fructose malabsortion neither should pears. Both of these are in the diet plan from early on in the diet. At the same time, people with fructose malabsorption typically have no problem with digesting lactose so there is no need to cut out the dairy product. Fructose malabsorption diet has its own list of food that are safe to eat and its own set of guidelines and while it does overlap with the SCD diet, it is not the same.Also, small intestine bacteria overgrowth is not the same thing as fructose malabsorption. You can have fructose malabsorption without having bacteria overgrowth in your small intestines. I know because I have been tested for both separately and I don’t have small intestine bacteria overgrowth (for this they test with a lactulose not fructose).

@steve, I had a similar experience of realization with migraines. I changed to gluten free during this summer. My migraines and tinnitus went nearly away. However, when I had a gluten free muffin mix that has inulin, I began becoming nauseous over the three days that I had the muiffins until I had a full blown migraine. So, I am not thinking that my gluten intollerance is really caused by fructose intollerance.

So what can you eat if avoiding fruit/sugar and eating vegan also?

Thanks

I lessen the amount of honey I add to muffins for example…it really makes a difference! I try not to eat too many bananas in one day…and make sure they are ripe…also really this makes a big difference!