'I was quoting the senior medical reporter on the news who tries to simplify all the complex physiologic actions in the body concerning a healthy way to eat and live in the short time allotted in his report.'
well that reporter was talking out his .ars*........... Why are you taking advice from a TV reporter ?
A TV reporter is unlikely to be trained and qualified to give nutrition and dietary advice ?
Simple carbs and sugars will mostly get absorbed into the blood stream in the small intestine long before it reaches your colon where your malabsorbtion issue is likely to be.
the problem with eating sugars is that they can promote the overgrowth of unwanted bacteria in the gut which can be the cause of colitus and IBS .
I'm surprised that you weren't recommended to eat a good probiotic and a complete food like Complan which is a specially formulated food that is easy for the body to digest and contains concentrated energy and essential minerals and vitamins that you will be losing through your leaky gut.