My last post was a bit rushed and what I was trying to get at was if the foods I'm questioning aren't triggers for CCI (because they are polysaccharides - not oligosaccharides) then Beano would be a waste of time? And in fact, I can probably move on from considering CCI as I already avoid eating foods/carbohydrates that are oligossachrides?
Like I've said before, it's easier for me to list what I do eat rather than what I don't eat which incidentally helps me to rule out other causes but at the same time is frustrating not only because I'm down to such a small diet but when you are eating so few foods, how can it be so hard to find the problem? So, as I mentioned, I looked for the common denominator between the foods in question (rice, potatoes, oatmeal, bananas etc.) which lead to...
Starches produced by all green plants as an energy store. It is the most important carbohydrate in the human diet and is contained in such staple foods as potatoes, wheat, maize (corn), rice, and cassava.
...and...
Amylase... an enzyme that breaks starch down into sugar. Amylase is present in human saliva, where it begins the chemical process of digestion. Foods that contain much starch but little sugar, such as rice and potato, taste slightly sweet as they are chewed because amylase turns some of their starch into sugar in the mouth.
So, of course the next step is to look at Amylase deficiency and it's symptoms. There are plenty like sinus congestion, itchy watery eyes, fatigue, blood sugar imbalance and frequent headaches but nothing relating to IBS like symptoms.
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Re: Carbohydrates - connecting the dots...
