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Article: Take a hint from those with lactose intolerance: limit problem foods from your diet.(Brief Article)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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For some people, beans and other fiber-rich foods are troublemakers. For others, it's milk and ice cream. But millions of Americans who suffer from chronic, painful bloating and gas don't know what triggers their intestinal insurrections.
It turns out that for many, sugars commonly found in fruits, sodas, and honey may not be so sweet. New research suggests that a large number of people with frequent and unexplained gas and bloating suffer from a condition similar to lactose intolerance. But rather than being unable to digest milk products, they are unable to digest fructose. "Fructose intolerance appears to be a common problem in patients with otherwise ...