Nutrition
Fructose Malabsorption Basics
Fructose malabsorption basics link free fructose loads—juice, honey, dried fruit—to bloating when unabsorbed sugar ferments in the colon.
Fructose malabsorption basics describe poor absorption of free fructose—common in honey, agave, apples, mangoes, and high-fructose corn syrup—leading to bloating, gas, or urgency when excess reaches the colon. Glucose helps absorption, so fruit juice alone often bothers more than whole fruit with fiber eaten slowly.
It is not a wheat allergy; breath tests and dietitian-led trials clarify overlap with IBS.
Common questions
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Is fructose malabsorption the same as fruit allergy?
No—malabsorption is a gut transport issue with dose-dependent GI symptoms, not IgE hives or anaphylaxis from fruit. Allergy testing and history separate the two.
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