IBS and black currents

[Ak57]

Is black current ok to eat.

Thx

[Kazzacrazy]

Everyone's different so it depends on how your body will tolerate them I can't eat blueberries.

[Ak57 in reply to Kazzacrazy]

I can't eat blueberries either.

[Kazzacrazy in reply to Ak57]

I thought I had a dairy intolerance but realised after some tests I was intolerant to blueberries I was having everyday on my cereal 😔

[Ak57 in reply to Kazzacrazy]

I know, bummer. In Alaska we have the best wild blueberries.

[Trec]

FODMAP info: Blackcurrants are low in fodmaps at 1 tbsp (13 gr), moderate in fructans at 1¼ tbsp (16 gr) and high in fructans at 2 tbps (30 gr).

Hope it helps.

[Ak57 in reply to Trec]

Thank you. I have problems with fructose so. ..that's a no.

[Trec]

No - fructans - not the same thing as fructose. The comment above means that it should be ok to eat 1 table spoonful as that is considered low Fodmap but that 2 tablespoons would be high.

‘Fructans are actually oligosaccharides (oligo meaning many, and again saccharides meaning sugars) – they are long chains of fructose molecules with one glucose molecule on the end (similar to GOS (galacto-oligosaccharides) which are long chains of galactose with one glucose molecule on the end).

We don’t have an enzyme to break down this chain, meaning it goes undigested, reaching our large intestine and again, is fermented here. In a normally functioning gut, this causes a small amount of tolerable gas. It happens to everyone – remember; small amounts of gas are VERY normal! For those who do have IBS however, this may be what causes symptoms.

Foods that are high in fructans include onion, garlic, wheat and some dried fruits.’