Are You Sure You Know What You're Eating? Fructose...Mystery Diagnosis (Fructose Malabsorption and Irritable Bowel Syndrome) (Volume 1)

Are you suffering from the following symptoms" • Bloating (from fermentation in the small and large intestine) • Diarrhea and/or constipation • Flatulence • Stomach Pain (as a result of muscle spasms. The intensity of which can vary from mild and chronic to acute but erratic) • Nausea • Vomiting (if great quantities are consumed) • Early signs of clinical mental depression • Fuzzy head • Aching eyes • Fatigue • Rapid weight gain or loss • Symptoms of hypoglycemia: sugar craving, tremor, fainting, and in severe cases convulsions or coma These are all symptoms of Fructose Malabsorption! It currently affects 65% of people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and is seldom looked at as a diagnosis. Don't suffer. It took over a year to complete a useable food chart. The charts I have included along with the information will help you become healthier now! Items with Corn Syrup but, particularly High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) used to sweeten foods can contribute to the following issues: • Digestive and Intestinal Issues • Type II Diabetes • Liver Problems • Kidney Problems • Obesity • Depression • Depletes our Chelated Zinc levels • Depletes our Folic Acid levels • Depletes Tryptophan HFCS creates metabolic disturbances that regulate: • Appetite • Weight gain • Heart disease • Cancer • Dementia • Depression • Chronic Diseases • Extreme Fatigue • Depletes our Chelated Zinc levels • Depletes our Folic Acid levels • Depletes our main energy source “ATP” I dropped 50 pounds in 9 weeks by removing Fructose from my diet. This is not a typical result but removing Fructose from my diet saved my life. I wasn't suffering from just Fructose Malabsorption...I was diagnosed with Hereditary Fructose Intolerance which is life threatening. Fructose is also known as, according to biochemist Russ Bianchi, HFCS is “intentionally mislabeled, or (uses) deceptively legally noncompliant names like: “chicory,” “inulin,” “iso-glucose”, “glucose-fructose syrup,” “dahlia syrup,” “tapioca syrup,” “glucose syrup,” “corn syrup,” “crystalline fructose,” and flat-out fraud “fruit fructose,” or…”agave”! All patients/individuals need to be educated on this “crap” we are unknowingly placing in our bodies and bodies of our children. The Brain Gut Connection in IBS and Fructose Malabsorption: Dysfunction in the connection between the brain and the gut may be a contributing factor in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Unfortunately, IBS is far from simple. Unlike diseases that are visible, to understand what is going wrong in IBS, researchers have found that they need to look beyond the gut and toward the complex communication systems that connect the gut with the brain. To truly appreciate the work that is being done in this area, you would need to have a degree in neuroscience. Even without such a degree, it is helpful to have some basic understanding of the complex connection between the brain and the gut and how this relates to IBS. Have you ever had a “gut-wrenching” experience? Do certain situations make you “feel nauseous”? Have you ever felt “butterflies” in your stomach? We use these expressions for a reason. The gastrointestinal tract is sensitive to emotion. Anger, anxiety, sadness, elation – all of these feeling (and others) can trigger symptoms in the gut. The brain has a direct effect on the stomach. For example, the very thought of eating can release the stomach’s juices before food gets there. This connection goes both ways. A troubled intestine can send signals to the brain, just as a troubled brain can send signals to the gut. Therefore, a person’s stomach or intestinal distress can be the cause or the product of anxiety, stress, or depression. That’s because the brain and the gastrointestinal (GI) system are intimately connected — so intimately that they should be viewed as one system.