Hi all, I've been doing some reading, when you get constipated they say a good remedy is prunes this is because it contains sorbitol, the problem is sorbitol is not absorb very well and ends up in the large intestine where gut bacteria feast on it causing a huge amount of gas leading bloating and considerable discomfort, so in my case I won't be having any more prunes, I stepped eating them a couple of days ago and now have totally reduced the bloating, so what they might be good for you turns out a real problem, IBS is a right enigma, anyone else had trouble with prunes. ,
Hi martin. You are right on. Read about sorbitol on Wiki. I was afraid of the dates I just bought.
Hi, apparently prunes have some of the highest levels of Sorbitol and I was eating quite a few thinking it would help with constipation and at the same time giving myself crazy bloating etc, and another thing I think the sorbitol was giving me hives as well which was pretty itchy, but since I've stopped the prunes bloating almost gone and itching stopped.
Glad to know you are feeling a bit better. I think I read that any sweetener or additive ending in "ol" should be avoiding by people who have IBS. I just found it in my coffee sweetner. awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
I used to eat prunes fine, then one day- bam. Terrible d ever since. I avoid all dried fruit.
Hi, it's the sorbitol in prunes, and prunes contain a lot, it's a natural alcohol sugar with laxative effect apparently it doesn't absorb well and ends up in the large intestine where bacteria feast on it causing huge amount of gas, in my case I got terrible bloating, so no more prunes for me.
You should see your doctor if you're severely constipated not just take extra fruit alone!
Meine 7-jährige Tochter war wegen schwerer Verstopfung immer wieder im Krankenhaus. Miralax und Pedialax halfen ihr nicht. Ihr Wunderfrühstück besteht aus 4 Pflaumen am Morgen mit einer Grapefruit und ihrem Multivitamin. Jetzt hat sie null Probleme. Pflaumen sind eine Wohltat für Kinder.
Hi, yes prunes are a time and tested food for constipation, but if you have greater issue's like IBS maybe not so good, it's the Sorbitol a fruit sugar in prunes can cause severe bloating in some people, but a great fruit if they work for you.
Ich stelle fest, dass Pflaumen, getrocknete Aprikosen, Datteln und Rosinen, selbst wenn sie gekocht und/oder püriert werden, mir Probleme bereiten. Meine Hauptprobleme sind die Divertikulose und die Psoriasis-Arthritis. Ich nehme zweimal täglich Fybogel ein. In letzter Zeit habe ich die einfachsten Lebensmittel gegessen und häufig püriert. Ich komme zu dem Schluss, dass getrocknete Früchte für mich am besten in Ruhe gelassen werden. Essen ist zu einem Minenfeld geworden. Ich nehme auch Slippery Elm-Kapseln ein und vor zwei Wochen habe ich mit einer niedrigen Dosis von CBD-Kapseln begonnen, um die depressiven Stimmungsschwankungen zu lindern, die chronische Schmerzen und Unbehagen mit sich bringen können.
Danke für die Informationen über das Sorbitol. Das ergibt Sinn.