Stomach Flu - IBS Trigger?
#361097 - 09/25/10 05:25 AM
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Reged: 09/25/10
Posts: 21
Loc: Florida, USA
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Hi I am a newbie and do have a quick question, please. I have had IBS for a number of years and have had it under control until I recently contracted a stomach virus going around the schools (I am a substitute teacher). It is about a month and I still am having a really hard time.
I do not have the constant diarrhea and cramping anymore but I still am having trouble eating even many of the approved foods. I am on apple sauce, baked chicken cutlets, apple juice, white bread, squash, potatoes, rice, etc. but even with these, things are not back to normal.
Could a stomach virus trigger IBS and if so, how long would it take to get back to normalcy?
Thanks for your input.
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Welcome to the board,
Any illness, particularly a GI illness, can trigger IBS symptoms.
Heather does suggest that juices, particularly apple juice with its high concentration of excess fructose, is best avoided. Check the bottom of this web page under fructose for her comments. However, drinking juices high in excess fructose even with lots of soluble fiber will not minimize their affects.
It can take a while to get back on track after a GI infection.
Good luck:)
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Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach
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thanks for the info. The apple juice I have is sugar and fruitose free - the only ingredients it lists are:
water concentrated apple juice and ascorbic acid - nothing else. But I did see what happened when I drank Gatoraid - which I was told to drink and that did make me really sick - because of the fruitose content in it.
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Added sugars such as fructose is not the problem. Apples and particularly apple juice naturally contain excess fructose i.e more fructose than glucose. For example, one cup of apple juice naturally contains about 6 grams of glucose and 14 grams of fructose. In other words it contains about 8 grams more fructose than glucose. If you had trouble with Gatoraid it is quite likely that apple, pear and some other juices that are naturally high in excess fructose will be a problem too.
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Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach
FODMAP Chart & Cheatsheet
The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS
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