The anamnesis (medical history) represents an important component in the diagnosis of fructose intolerance (fructose intolerance).
Family history
- Are there any diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in your family that are common?
- Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?
Social anamnesis
Current medical history/systemic medical history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Have you noticed symptoms such as increased flatulence and diarrhea?
- Are you experiencing nausea and/or vomiting?
- Do you suffer from cramping abdominal pain?
- Do you have occasional alternation of diarrhea and constipation?
- When do these symptoms occur?
- Do you feel chronically tired?
- Do you suffer from headaches and aching limbs?
- Do you often feel shaky and/or sweaty?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Have you lost body weight unintentionally?
Self history including medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (gastrointestinal diseases).
- Operations
- Allergies
- Pregnancies
- Medication history
Note!When looking for the trigger of food intolerance, keeping a food diary is helpful. Causative foods include: meals rich in fruits and vegetables, fruit juice drinks, dried fruit, sugar-free chewing gum, energy-reduced products (preferred in diabetic products; used here as a substitute for sucrose), candies
