What causes the gurgling???

[tex]

I'm assuming that burps originate in the stomach, and any gas farther down the digestive tract normally goes in the other direction, (at least I hope so, since I wouldn't want to belch up any methane, or other noxious fumes). Manipulating the stomach, probably helps to disloge air pockets, and it encourages belches.

I can visualize how a clockwise massaging action might help to promote normal peristaltic motion in the colon, which would serve to assist digestiion, since the direction of flow in the lumen is in a clockwise direction, (at least it is in humans).

Tex

[mle_ii]

Mike..if you have something that helps with this I would love the name...and which fruits are highest in fructose??
Cristi

Hi Cristi,

Here's the Digestive Enzyme I'm taking along with Beano.
http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/b ... id=SR-5130

As far as fructose you cand find more here:
http://nutritiondata.com
Click on the Tools button on the page.
Select "Nutrient Search Tool"
then in the "that are highest in" drop down select fructose
on the bottom drop down "based on levels per" select 100 gram serving
then click the "Show me!" button.

This first list contains the top 41 of all foods, though I mainly concentrate on avoiding high fructose fruits. See second list below. I try not to eat too much in a day or too much at a time. Mainly foods that are less than 2500 mg fructose per 100 g of food. I mainly eat berries (not dried and not blueberries), oranges, peaches, pears, pineapple or avocados as these are pretty low in fructose.

# mg/100g Food Name
001 40930 Honey
002 37880 McDONALD'S, Honey
003 31950 Dates, medjool
004 29680 Raisins, seedless
005 22930 Figs, dried, uncooked
006 19560 Dates, deglet noor
007 15630 McDONALD'S, Sweet 'N Sour Sauce
008 15440 McDONALD'S, Barbeque Sauce
009 13870 Prune puree
010 13490 Peaches, dried, sulfured, uncooked
011 12790 Molasses
012 12490 Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat, without salt
013 12490 Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked
014 12470 Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked
015 12200 Cereals ready-to-eat, KRAFT, POST Raisin Bran Cereal
016 9571 McDONALD'S, Hot Mustard Sauce
017 9289 Catsup [Ketchup]
018 9289 Catsup, low sodium [Ketchup, low sodium]
019 8130 Grapes, red or green (european type varieties, such as, Thompson seedless), raw
020 7500 Applesauce, canned, sweetened, without salt
021 7200 Pineapple, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids
022 7060 Babyfood, fruit and vegetable,apple & sweet potato
023 6901 Salad dressing, thousand island dressing, reduced fat
024 6711 Spices, paprika
025 6581 Salad dressing, thousand island dressing, fat-free
026 6501 Pineapple, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids
027 6231 Pears, raw [Includes USDA commodity food A435]
028 6100 Carbonated beverage, cola, without caffeine [soft drink, soda, pop]
029 6100 Carbonated beverage, cola, with higher caffeine [soft drink, soda, pop]
030 6030 Apples, raw, without skin
031 5999 Miso
032 5900 Apples, raw, with skin [Includes USDA commodity food A343]
033 5900 Pears, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids
034 5890 McDONALD'S, Low Fat Caramel Sauce
035 5870 Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime soda, contains caffeine [soft drink, pop, white soda]
036 5851 Tomato products, canned, paste, with salt added
037 5800 Pears, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids
038 5601 Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid
039 5590 Salad dressing, italian dressing, fat-free
040 5559 Persimmons, japanese, raw
041 5370 Cherries, sweet, raw

Fruits only:
# mg/100g Food Name
001 31950 Dates, medjool
002 29680 Raisins, seedless
003 22930 Figs, dried, uncooked
004 19560 Dates, deglet noor
005 13870 Prune puree
006 13490 Peaches, dried, sulfured, uncooked
007 12490 Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked
008 12470 Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked
009 8130 Grapes, red or green (european type varieties, such as, Thompson seedless), raw
010 7500 Applesauce, canned, sweetened, without salt
011 7200 Pineapple, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids
012 6501 Pineapple, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids
013 6231 Pears, raw [Includes USDA commodity food A435]
014 6030 Apples, raw, without skin
015 5900 Apples, raw, with skin [Includes USDA commodity food A343]
016 5900 Pears, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids
017 5800 Pears, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids
018 5601 Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid
019 5559 Persimmons, japanese, raw
020 5370 Cherries, sweet, raw
021 5101 Pears, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids
022 5041 USDA Commodity, mixed fruit (peaches, pears, grapes), canned, light syrup, solids and liquids [Commodity code A404]
023 4970 Blueberries, raw
024 4850 Bananas, raw
025 4850 USDA Commodity, mixed fruit (peaches, pears, grapes), canned, light syrup, drained [Commodity code A404]
026 4350 Kiwi fruit, (chinese gooseberries), fresh, raw
027 3899 Pears, canned, water pack, solids and liquids
028 3810 Pineapple juice, canned, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid
029 3810 Pineapple juice, canned, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid
030 3801 Abiyuch, raw
031 3530 Currants, red and white, raw
032 3510 Cherries, sour, red, raw
033 3360 Watermelon, raw
034 3070 Plums, raw
035 2960 Melons, honeydew, raw
036 2700 Cherries, sour, red, canned, water pack, solids and liquids (includes USDA commodity red tart cherries, canned)
037 2560 Orange juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water
038 2500 Strawberries, raw
039 2400 Blackberries, raw
040 2400 Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw
041 2350 Raspberries, raw
042 2250 Oranges, raw, navels
043 2170 Strawberries, frozen, unsweetened
044 2150 Pineapple, raw, extra sweet variety
045 2050 Pineapple, raw, all varieties
046 1940 Pineapple, raw, traditional varieties
047 1870 Melons, cantaloupe, raw [includes USDA commodity food A415]
048 1770 Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, all areas
049 1640 Clementines, raw
050 1530 Peaches, raw
051 1370 Nectarines, raw
052 940 Apricots, raw [Includes USDA commodity food A386]
053 629.9 Cranberries, raw
054 610 Lime juice, raw
055 500 Rowal, raw
056 250 Avocados, raw, Florida
057 120 Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties
058 80.0 Avocados, raw, California

[cludwig]

Thanks Mike,

I am going to print this out so that when I start experimenting with food I will have this. Thanks for the name of the enzyme too. Sounds like it is worth a try.

Love,
Cristi