Would just like to share my experiences.  I have been gluten free for over
twenty years. I am also casein intolerant so I use no dairy products.
About 6 years ago I began having the same problems as I did before I was
diagnosed with celiac sprue.  I had a lot of gas, belching, throat burning,
diarrhea.  I had a fructose tolerance test which was positive.  I now use
no sugar, honey, etc., or cannot eat veggies with a lot of sugar, and no
fruit at all.  It is impossible to eliminate all sugar because everything
has sugar in it.  Try eliminating sugar from your diet and your symptoms
will probably greatly improve.

Good luck.

Linda

At 01:46 PM 3/14/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I can't say I've experienced the exact same response as Wendy:
>
>"Within 2 hours, I had bad stomach cramps, dry heaves, dry mouth,
>eventually diarrhea..."
>
>but recently, I've experienced severe stomach discomfort (cramps, nausea,
>etc.) from fruits and other foods that have natural sugars (apples, pears,
>apple juice, apple sauce, all dried fruit and most other non-citrus
>fruits). According to my doctor, this type of reaction to natural sugars is
>fairly common. I'm wondering if it's a glucose-related thing. If so, it may
>be the source of Wendy's problems. Are there other LI list members who have
>problems disgesting non-citrus fruits and dried fruits? (I know this isn't
>specifically LI related...or perhaps it is?)
>
>Heidi
>