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Fructose Malabsorption

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Thank you for your response. Could you share the names of the digestive enzymes you take?

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From a recent article in "Today's Dietician, a publication specifically for people working in the field comes this extract:
"FODMAPs are a class of carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine and highly fermentable in the large intestine. There are five categories of FODMAPs: lactose, fructose, fructans, galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), and polyols.24 ...

Xylose isomerase, fructan hydrolase, and inulinase, which are used in industrial syrup production, also may have applications for symptom management in IBS.25,26 A , double-blinded, placebo-controlled study found that supplementation with 43 mg of xylose isomerase significantly reduced breath hydrogen excretion, abdominal pain, and nausea when administered with 25 g of fructose in individuals with fructose malabsorption, which was diagnosed based on breath testing. There was no significant impact on bloating.25 While this study included only individuals with positive fructose breath tests, research suggests that patients with IBS respond positively to a low-fructose diet independent of fructose breath test results.27 Xylose isomerase, therefore, may have applications for aiding fructose breakdown in a broader population of patients with IBS, though more research is needed to explore its potential benefits in IBS patients."
https://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/0224p20.shtml

Perhaps you can take article about enzymes - specifically Xylose isomerase, to you provider, and see if it is a possibility for you - it will probably depend on your symptoms and the severity.