Marshmallows
#310758 - 07/09/07 07:55 AM
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adobemoes
Reged: 02/23/04
Posts: 118
Loc: Connecticut
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I ate some marshmallows by themselves this weekend and found they caused a good deal of bloating and upset stomach- here's the main ingredients
corn syrup, sugar, cornstarch, gelatin, dextrose
Anyone else have this problem and if so, why, do you think?
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It's probably the dextrose. Most of the sugar ingredients ending with -ose cause me problems (fructose, glucose, dextrose, etc.) I've been able to handle marshmallows, but I buy a generic brand without the dextrose.
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Glucose and dextrose is the same thing, and it's what is used as energy source in the cells. I didn't know anyone could be sensitive to this (unless possibly if you get an abnormal amount of it).
/Ulrika, IBS-D
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Re: Marshmallows
#310875 - 07/10/07 03:21 PM
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Toady
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 1299
Loc: A small city, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
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I absolutely cannot tolerate gelatin - in anything, even vitamins with it bother me! I haven't roasted mallows since I was 16-17  .
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Marshmellows should be treated, at least in my view, as a 50/50 food.
Eat ONLY when feeling good and always in SMALL portions with a GOOD buffer.
If you have a nice dinner, maybe sandwiched between Graham Crackers.
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