Comments on: Sorry, Your Gluten Sensitivity Is Actually A Fructan Intolerance

By: Amanda K

Amanda K — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:49:21 +0000

The title of this article is incredibly dismissive and misleading. If that’s what it takes to drum up business, I question your medical ethics.

By: Natalie Satterthwaite

Natalie Satterthwaite — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:11:50 +0000

Always had onion/garlic problems since childhood, and in my 70’s, everything is WAY worse (bread, apples, etc., etc.) . Got wise to fructans, and now I use garlic-infused olive oil (fructans don’t dissolve into oil!) and buy Fodzyme, which is pricey but effective. I have a subscription and just cancel every other month. A tiny measuring spoon that’s half the size of one dose is very, very helpful. I’m still cautious with onions, though.

By: Matthew Geller

Matthew Geller — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:43:48 +0000

Get Xifaxan. 550mg three times a day for 14 days. After 15 years of Allium intolerance, I can now eat alliums.

By: Amy Mazzocchi

Amy Mazzocchi — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:37:00 +0000

So, I cut out gluten-I had really bad reactions after drinking beer, or eating black bean burgers. But, I also cannot handle garlic or onion if they’re too high on the ingredients list. So, fructans are NOT an issue in beer, right? But, I have a bad reaction after drinking any beer. Is it possible to have a gluten sensitivity and not be able to handle certain foods? I seem fine after eating raisens and watermelon too. My worst reactions now seems to be when I don’t think about it, and accidentally use the same jar of jelly that I use for my kids-cross contaminated from their bread.

By: janguv

janguv — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:42:00 +0000

In reply to Marc Müller.

That’s false – it’s not just a single study. The evidence base for the FODMAP elimination diet as curative of a range of IBS symptoms is continually growing. It’s had more success than any other dietary intervention for those with GI symptoms typical of IBS but who are not coeliac or have Crohn’s/IBD. The results of various studies are published in peer-reviewed journals and follow proper randomised, blind, controlled procedures.

You’re framing your point as an attack on an institution (one university) – in reality, it’s one research team (among others) who are uncovering the issue of FODMAP digestion. While it’s easier to use the title of an institution and make it sound shadowy and dodgy, it’s entirely fallacious. There’s nothing suspicious about this encouraging body of research.

As a personal aside, I’m eternally thankful to my GP for introducing me to the diet. It has made the world of difference (specifically cutting out onion in all its mischievous forms, garlic, and large quantities of wheat).

By: Laura Porter

Laura Porter — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:50:00 +0000

Yep, I’ve learned over the past 18 months that fructans are my issue. The best thing is, I can eat a few bites of bread or cookies, or cake at parties now! I can tolerate a few bites, which is lovely.