Inulin

[charlie]

Yes, I have typed it correctly, having trolled through a few new pages in my never ending quest for info on what may still be slipping into Megs diet I came across Inulin as a possible source that I had never heard of, it came up on an australian page about food standards.
About 30–40% of people in Central Europe suffer from fructose malabsorption.[13] Since inulin is a fructan, excess dietary intake may lead to minor side effects such as increased flatulence and loosened bowel motions in those with fructose malabsorption.[14] It is recommended that fructan intake for people with fructose malabsorption be kept to less than 0.5 grams/serving.[14]
It comes off the following page of wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inulin

On the list of foods high in it I don't think Megs has any but another page I saw implied it is being used as a sweetner. It looks as though fructans could be more or a problem than I thought. oh, what a complicated world.

[charlie]

On the same website on fructans my eyes opened wide:

Fructan contenet of foods:
Artichoke, Jerusalem 16.0-20.0%[2]
Artichoke, Globe 2.0-6.8%[2]
Asparagus 1.4-4.1%[2]
Barley kernels (very young) 22%[3]
Cheese spread 4.5%[4]
Chocolate 9.4%[4]
Onion 1.1-10.1%[2]
Rye bran 7%[5]
Rye grain 4.6-6.6%[5]
Wheat flour 1-4%[3]
Pasta 1-4%[2]
White bread 0.7-2.8%[2]

[mazian]

yep. we have problems with fructans including wheat products. My dietician has said that if we have HFI then fructans are not so much of an issue, it is if we have Malabsortpion which it will cause an issue, however, she then said in the next breath, that she hasn't looked into HFI really solidly, so I am then still in limbo land. We just avoid all these foods anyway.

[CJSculpts]

Inulin is a non-digestible carb found in all of the foods listed above. Also in onions and garlic. if memory serves me right, it does have some positive health effects and is the reason that garlic is good for you (if it does not aggravate your HFI/FM). **A very important fact about inulin is that it is often used in baked goods especially gluten free breads.** I love a Greek style yogurt called "f*ge" which is not cheap. My man brought home a cheaper alternative from Whole Foods which he did not realize that it was a fake Greek style thickened with pectin. Oddly enough, next time that I was at WF was looking at the ingredients on some "Greek" (called "Mediterranean Style" by the manf) yogurt. It contains Inulin!!! Had he not tried to save me the moolah, I would have never known to look for it and would have trusted any Greek yogurt when traveling. Phew!!