(I wasn't looking for a response on the whole fruit sugar thing. I was just annoyed you were so unpleasant about it.)
Yes, 73% was one particular study, but it's the study you used to back up your claim that "[f]ructose malabsorption is ... beginning to look like ... one of the most common IBS triggers." Your linking the study with your claim would lead most casual readers to conclude that fructose is a trigger for 73% of people with IBS. This is sloppy.
And if I may be permitted a small digression, I think you've been similarly sloppy in not making it crystal clear much earlier that you cannot tolerate even 5 grams of fructose. There is a big difference between that amount of fructose and the 25-50 grams of fructose used in the studies you cite on fructose malabsorption. Five grams of fructose is less than half an apple; 25 grams of fructose is almost 3 apples.
Quote: It is amazing how much commotion this topic has created whereas when others post claims that lean red meat which is on the list is not a trigger or that soy which isn't on the list is a trigger they generate relatively little discussion. It seems that triggers can be an individual thing.
I don't think anyone posts that red meat is not a trigger (unless you have been). Mostly people just say, "I find I can tolerate red meat." Similarly people don't say soy is a trigger; they say, "Soy really upsets my tummy."
Quote: Oh well - I guess eventually this topic will run out of steam too
Maybe. My guess is that what's actually going to happen is that - at a minimum - Heather is going to lock this thread.
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The research should be kept on the Research Board in my opinion
I agree that the science of IBS should be separate. Unfortunately, the research board is a library. Discussions and postings can only be done by the moderator. There should be a separate place for the discussion of the science of IBS. The poll done by Heather some weeks ago suggests this community supports that idea.
I don't find it unfortunate that postings on the Research Board can only be done by Heather. She provides a gate-keeping function I think is very useful. There's a lot of junk passing itself off as science floating around out there.
There is no problem with science being discussed on this Board. People drag in references all the time. This is not a Science Board, though. This is a Board about using Heather's guidelines to manage IBS and about people's personal experiences with IBS. Heather's, as in her list Soluble Fiber foods, lots of water for IBS-C, no dairy or red meat, and be careful with acidic foods, sulfurous foods, and fructose. Personal, as in, "I have a lot of trouble with fructose" not "Most IBSers have a lot of trouble with fructose."
At the same time, there is absolutely no reason in the world why you cannot start your own forum - a blog, a Website, a Yahoo group - and discuss your version of the "Science of IBS" until the cows come home. You could start a thread on the Diet Board directing people to your site. This way Heather could post in that thread with all the necessary disclaimers to avoid the nasty liability issues that GaiasSong so cleverly thought of. Once your thread on the Diet Board exists, you could bump it once a month, once a week, once a day so new people would know about it. This way, you get your discussion area, Heather doesn't have the risk or the extra work, and anyone who wants to hear what you have to say knows where to find you.
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