Pineapple is good for Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

Pineapple is very tasty, and full of nutrients fruit.

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Experts considered pineapple and its juice as low FODMAP.

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A food that contains short chain carbohydrates and cannot be completely absorbed in the gut is called a FODMAP.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder.

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Its symptoms include diarrhea, constipation, flatulence, indigestion, gas, cramping in the intestines, pain in the colon .

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You can reduce IBS symptoms. 1. The patient first changes his diet. 2. Keeps himself busy with work. 3. Starts exercising. 4. Also changes his live style .

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If the patient eats Pineapple after meals, it can helps in digestion of the food.

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If a patient is constipated and drinks pineapple juice, enzymes present in the juice, can help in breaking down the food and the food becomes soft.

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Pineapple should be eaten when fully ripe. If a patient eats unripen form of pineapple, he will start showing symptoms of IBS.

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As far as canned pineapple consumption is concerned it is not very good in IBS. It can create disturbance gastrointestinal track.

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If Pineapple is eaten in empty stomach by the patient, he may have gas and stomach pain, so the patient should take meal and after meal simple ice cream should consumed.

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