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Are Goji berries safe for a fructose malabsorber. Syl-- what kinds of fruits do you eat? Do you find that you can eat all of the "safe fruits" listed in that chart that is linked to your signature?
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Re: Goji Juice
#349343 - 08/23/09 04:04 PM
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Syl
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We just a couple of Goji berry bushes for the garden. Apparently the grow well in our harsh climate. I asked myself the same question  What I have found out so far is goji berries contain 5-6 time more glucose than fructose. From a fructose perspective the fruit and juice look safe. However, I have not tried either so I cannot speak from personal experience.
I don't eat many fruits even low excess fructose fruits because of their high insoluble fiber content. Too much insoluble fiber is a definite trigger for me. The only whole fruit I eat is semi-ripe bananas. I do extract the juice from low fructose fruits particularly berries to get the vitamins and antioxidants they contain. I put a couple of tbps of juice in the water I use to prepare oatmeal and I use it in sauces and drinks.
I believe you are predominantly IBS-C but I don't recall (it helps if you put that information in your signature). In a previous email you said that brown rice is the core of your diet. Here is something you might consider while you are experimenting. Rice is a cereal. Cereal bran is a form of insoluble fiber known to exacerbate symptoms in all IBS subtypes. The insoluble fiber in fruits and veggies are different and apparently they are not as problematic.
Good luck
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But I thought that rice was good-- and that things like rice, potatoes, bread (SF) should be the basis of the diet and that fruits should be eaten with caution (and with SF first). So how can it be that the insoluble fiber in fruit is better tolerated than the insoluble fiber in rice?
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Re: Goji Juice
#349347 - 08/23/09 04:36 PM
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Yes the basis of the diet if soluble fiber in rice, potatoes, etc.
The soluble fiber in white rice and the soluble fiber in brown is are essentially the same. However, there is much less insoluble fiber in white rice than brown rice because the bran has been removed.
Insoluble fiber should always be eaten with a soluble fiber base. The insoluble fiber in fruits and veggies is somewhat differen than the insoluble fiber in cereal bran. Cereal bran can be problematic for some IBSers. Insoluble fiber from fruits and veggies is less problematic.
It might be best to start with white rice and supplement it brown rice once you are more stable. This way you get lots of soluble fiber with less cereal bran. Play with amount of insoluble fiber in your diet using fruits and veggies for example, with and without the peel, raw, etc.
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Thank you! It is just surprising to me that vegetables might be better tolerated than cereal bran.
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