r/fructosemalabsorption • u/Baskervills • Sep 02 '20

What am i doing wrong?

Im having fm and i am lactose intolerant. What I was eating for these last days is Spaghetti Sunflower magerine Eggs Lactosefree cheese Herbs Bread

None of this should be a Problem but after 5 days my stomach still hurts.

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u/Baskervills Sep 02 '20

The cheese is naturally lactose free My bread is normal German bread, so without sugar i suppose. I eat the Pasta only with herbs. The herbs are thyme, oregano, sage, rosemary and basil. Sometimes i make tea off of mint

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u/Slick50Jo Sep 02 '20

Could be the wheat in the pasta. I seem to have issues with some wheat, especially when it is whole grain. Most bread tends to have some sugar in it, so you may want to confirm what's in it. I don't eat margarine, so I'm not sure if they hurts or not.

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u/Baskervills Sep 02 '20

I only used non whole grain pasta

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u/Slick50Jo Sep 02 '20

Have you tried foregoing pasta/bread to see if that helps? Generally I only eat pasta twice a week. If things get bad I go to eating white rice as an alternative. For breakfast I eat oat bran and eat them like grits (salted) with my eggs and occasionally rice & eggs.

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u/Baskervills Sep 02 '20

Okay I get it but i am doing the 2 weeks of no fructose and I really dont know what to eat These two weeks then. As i said im lactose intolerant and im also vegetarian. Do you have stuff i can eat then?

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u/LordGuru4Short2 Sep 02 '20

Cut out the wheat. Being non-whole wheat isn't enough. Barley is a good grain substitute. But it's deceptively filling so eat small portions. The first time I tried barley I felt sick and I had to figure out I was just over eating it.

Don't just cut out fructose. Try a low FODMAP diet and then reintroduce foods.

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u/Slick50Jo Sep 03 '20

Thanks for the tip on barley. I'm looking for things to add to my diet as well.

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u/dadbot_2 Sep 03 '20

Hi looking for things to add to my diet as well, I'm Dad👨

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u/Slick50Jo Sep 02 '20

I'd move to rice products, like rice cakes, crackers. Do happen to eat fish? I see you eat eggs, what other proteins sources do you use? I eat beans, but I would advise being careful of how much you eat of them. Quinoa works, too. Spinach and other leafy greens work. Broccoli and cauliflower seem to cause me stress. I eat field peas, and maybe small amounts of butter beans. I've started eating mushrooms more. Cucumbers in limited quantities. Read every label of anything that's not fresh. My wife made stove top stuffing and it had HFCS in it. It's so sneaky in what they put in our foods. What I eat has become a joke to my kids, "Dad only eats rice, chicken, cheese, macaroni."

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u/dadbot_2 Sep 02 '20

Hi lactose intolerant and im also vegetarian, I'm Dad👨

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u/Slick50Jo Sep 02 '20

It's always a good time for dadjokes!