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Hi,

Although I don't have exactly the same symptoms you do, I have experienced similar ones.

I have found that I get this extreme gnawing hunger, where I feel like I haven't eaten in days (even though I've been eating regular meals). Along with that I also feel like I am going to vomit if I don't get some food in me asap. Usually I try to eat something like bread to try and kill the nausea. Sometimes it helps and other times I just have to wait for the sensation to pass.

I've been trying to track when this happens and it's only after I've eaten something with fructose (fruits or foods sweetened with fructose) or HFCS. These foods also make me go with very loose stools / diarrhea (when I'm normally ibs-c). Before I have to use the restroom I have extremely bad bloating (I can gain 5 pounds of bloat and increase 3" in my waist to where I feel like I will pop) plus super stinky gas.

Usually I have this happen the morning after I've eaten these fructose / HFCS containing foods the previous day.

I also struggle with what to pack for lunch each day because I never know how I'll feel. I feel like a "Girl Scout" packing different items for different scenarios on if I feel good I'll eat this...and if I feel bad I'll eat rice, bread... Needless to say my lunch box (it's big!) is always packed with tons of food so I'll never be stuck eating something "normal" if I suddenlly turn up feeling sick.

So, essentially, I am wondering if I'm fructose intolerant. I hope I can get tested for this soon. Have you considered this?

Have you tracked which fruits/veggies/grains make you go and give you bloat/gas? Do you have the full/hunger cycle all the time or is it only after eating certain foods? Have you been careful with the SF/IF ratio when eating the fruits/veg/grain?

Maybe someone else has better advice?

Good luck and let me know if you figure anything out.

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Kara

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