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[Barnclown]

Thanks: vvvvv interesting...fits vvvv much with some aspects of my experience: am 63 and my lupus was infant onset, but ALL my life I've been unable to tolerate any form of artificial sweetener...even tiny amounts make me feel very weird neurologically. So, although artificial sweaters aren't the cause underlying my version of immune dysfunction, they can aggravate it. I avoid them! Even sugar, honey or whatever can easily be too much for me. I've always wondered why....

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PS NO other foodstuffs give me the sensations artificial sweeteners & sugars do. I know I'm a very unusually complex patient, but I'm also the exception that proves the rule in Paul's Lupus Foundation of America info. As Mark Twain famously said 😉😆:

"All generalisations are wrong, including this one"

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK]

Hi Hidden ,

In response to this article I would like to share some information from the Lupus Foundation of America;

"Is it true that aspartame can cause or trigger lupus?

Doubtful. We do not believe that aspartame leads to the development of lupus. Aspartame (NutraSweet®, Equal®), saccharin (Sweet’N Low®), acesulfame potassium (Sunett®), and sucralose (Splenda®) are all approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in a variety of foods and beverages. According to the National Cancer Institute, there is no scientific evidence that any of these products cause cancer (see “Resources” list), and many other studies confirm that artificial sweeteners are safe for the general population. (There is one known exception: Aspartame is not safe for people who have the rare hereditary disease phenylketonuria [PKU], and a PKU warning must be present on all products that contain aspartame.)

However, there is some evidence that long-term consumption of artificially sweetened beverages leads to increased overweight and obesity risk.

Our recommendation:

It is OK for people with lupus to consume aspartame and other artificial sweeteners, but in terms of a well-balanced diet, all non-nutritive sugary foods and drinks should be consumed in moderation."

resources.lupus.org/entry/a...

[Hidden in reply to Paul_Howard]

Hi Paul

Yes that is definitely the mantra of the FDA and the EFSA and the UK FSA but sorry I'm not buying it! I would have hoped that each and every one of these food standard agencies were looking out for our welfare but sadly my own severe health experience and that of many more patients I have assisted since tell me otherwise!

This poison is very much a multi trillion racket which not only poisons the public but then produces the drugs to counteract the side effects! Admitting the damage these synthetic sweeteners cause would open the flood gates to lawsuits worldwide.

I won't apologise for being cynical. Once you lose a loved one due to this chemical and then start to suffer the same effects which then disappear on removing Aspartame from my diet - there is no coincidence! I have researched this extensively and can totally empathise with the thousands of cases which have come forward to no avail! I just hope these companies have big coiffers as the truth will out. Sadly it won't bring back the poor souls who have lost their lives.

The following links tell the real story -

youtu.be/TB6L9S_jc5E(Not working as expected?)

This video is quite long but you will be hooked when you see how shocking it is!

youtu.be/iJol9iwQNvM(Not working as expected?)

[chlorophyle]

I have just experienced a bad reaction to a generic medicine (for bipolar disorder) which contained aspartame. I had mental symptoms (agitation and claustrophobia) and sicca symptoms (dry eyes, nose and throat) which are now beginning to subside on a different brand.

[Barnclown in reply to chlorophyle]

Well Said....every Medic I've benefitted most from working with has tended to respect verdicts like the kind you're reaching re you & asparamate.

Generalisations like the Lupus Foundation of America's are all very respectable and well intentioned...especially for the majority of patients....but they do not definitively rule out the possibility that hyper reactivity can be extremely individual, especially in complex patients with either undiagnosed or diagnosed immune dysfunction & connective tissue disorders

And widely accepted verdicts on causative action &/or side effects DO change over time...e.g. My mother was prescribed DES (diethylstilboesterol) in the 1950s because the health establishment had reached the verdict it prevented miscarriage. Later the establishment discovered DES actually causes miscarriages. Whatever, I was exposed daily in utero for 5 months. Back then, for years, DES was prescribed like smarties/M&Ms to expectant mums 🤷🏼‍♀️. Meanwhile, my lupus was diagnosed when I was an infant. By the the time I was in my v early 20s, the health establishment had to so much respectable proof they had to admit inutero DES exposure had given foetuses like me severe internal reproductive organ birth defects and predisposed us to rare gyn cancers. Medics tell me they think my DES exposure combined with my genetic predisposition to tip me over into SLE

Other examples: over the past 2 years, I have seen my medics switch from denying ADCAL D3 causes constipation in some patients like us with chronic bowel Dysmotility....and also from insisting PPIs don't cause diarrhoea in some patients like us...

this is what it is 😉

My favourite medics are open minded enough to willing admit prevailing opinions can be fleetingl 🦋

🍀😘🍀😘🍀😘 coco

[Hidden in reply to chlorophyle]

Sorry to hear that and glad those symptoms are now disappearing. It's definitely worth checking all medicines for Aspartame as it is in many cough, vit c type tablets, indigestion tablets and cold &flu powders etc. It won't appear in children's medicines as they are well aware of the damage it does but have no conscience when it comes to the adult population!