Dr. Hive! Any ideas on ...

[Cricket]

what would cause major nausea after consuming sugar? Even natural sugars like honey and maple syrup?

[Wyndie]

My first thought would be systemic yeast infection (aka: candida). I'm sure there are other reasons, that's just what popped into my head.

[Barb_]

I was going to agree with Wendi (yeast + sugar causing gas bubbles just like in a baked good) but then I found this:

 

Breakdown of Undigested Foods

 

The body does not digest and absorb some carbohydrates—the sugar, starches, and fiber found in many foods—in the small intestine because of a shortage or absence of certain enzymes that aid digestion.

 

This undigested food then passes from the small intestine into the large intestine, where normal, harmless bacteria break down the food, producing hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and, in about one-third of all people, methane. Eventually these gases exit through the rectum.

 

People who make methane do not necessarily pass more gas or have unique symptoms. A person who produces methane will have stools that consistently float in water. Research has not shown why some people produce methane and others do not.

 

Foods that produce gas in one person may not cause gas in another. Some common bacteria in the large intestine can destroy the hydrogen that other bacteria produce. The balance of the two types of bacteria may explain why some people have more gas than others.

 

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Hmm.

 

Barb