fructose intolerance
What is fructose?
Fructose is a type of sugar mainly found in fruits, however vegetables, cereals and some industrialized products also have this sugar in their composition. Thus, it is important to identify foods rich in this sugar that cause symptoms and avoid them.
Symptoms of someone who is fructose intolerant:
The main symptoms can be lack of appetite, diarrhea or constipation, excess gases, swollen belly, irritability and dizziness, in addition to:
ABDOMINAL PAIN
SICKNESS AND VOMITING
COLD SWEAT
Do you experience any of these symptoms after eating fructose?
It could be an intolerance! Take the exam and find out.
How will the exam be conducted?
The exhaled air test is painless and non-invasive and studies gastrointestinal disorders (diarrhea, colic, intestinal gas and eructation). At the beginning of the test, the patient slowly blows into a portable device. The device measures the initial (basal) concentration of hydrogen. Then a small amount of fructose is ingested. Additional samples of exhaled air in the device are analyzed and measured for hydrogen every 30 minutes for three hours.