I have reacted to artificial sweeteners for many years .At first I didn't know why I would suddenly have pain and diarrhea. Then I had a violent reaction ,almost immediately,to a boiled sweet.At last I had found the cause!!It has grown far worse recently.Eating out it is very difficult to find even an apparently savoury menu that doesn't include them.They are everywhere,in soft drinks, drugs and hospital food is a nightmare.
My question.
How common is it that people react to them?I find myself reading the small print on everything to try and avoid them.Am I alone or are there any fellow sufferers?
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I don't know how they can be avoided unless you check info on websites of all places you may plan to eat, or possibly enquire at head office of a chain, as sometimes you can find out. Considering they are bad for us and, ironically, contribute to the obesity problem and don't even help diabetics, they shouldn't be allowed.
I am sure you are.right.I have it on my GP notes now (once I got them to take my problem seriously) but I still need to be viligant.Thankfully my local pharmacy is is very helpful too.I have gained more food knowledge as a result so.it isn't all bad.
They did something on Trust me I’m a Doctor on the BBC a few years ago and said about 25% people react to artificial sweeteners - can be very mild. The body thinks it’s getting a dose of glucose and when it doesn’t it reacts. I’ve always suffered from nausea and dizziness when I have something with sweeteners in and this explained why. I buy Kingfisher toothpaste with fluoride to avoid sweeteners. I agree they are everywhere
Thank you so much.My reaction has got more severe over several years.I know almost instantly if I have mistakenly eaten something with Art Sw.Abdo pain and cramps with diarrhea for what can be hours.Your reaction is equally unpleasant.I was really ill/ill with a bowel prep for colonoscopy - never again.I don't seem to have reacted to toothpaste but I will bear it in mind.The list of things to avoid gets longer.It is amazing where they lurk but my body is a first class detective.
Which artificial sweetener did you react to? It'll be listed on the packet, along with the other ingredients, such as flavours and colourings. If you don't have the packaging anymore, what brand of boiled sweets was it?
Sadly my body isn't that selective.It may have been once but it would be very difficult now.I can tell within minutes but out for a meal etc very hard to find the culprit.As a hospital in patient I wasn't believed !! I found that unbelievable in itself.It is easier not to eat anything that could possibly be a problem.
It is just a bit of relief when you know that other people have a similar problem.
My husband had a brush with diabetes last week, so started eating more artificial sweeteners, particularly so-called diabetic jam.😬He turned into a one-man global warming disaster.
He has my sympathy.Hopefully he won't react to every artificial sweetener.Take care when eating out,it is amazing how commonly Art Swe' are used.Read labels too that can help.Some drugs have them so that is worth watching.
One of the problems with artificial sweetners in pre-diabetes is that they are so intensely sweet and the body is conditioned to respond to sweet and releases a lot of insulin anyway, which is the start of insulin resistance. It's like Pavolov's dogs ...
Wasn't even pre-diabetes. His Hb1ac score was 54. Fortunately he escaped the clutches of diabetes by severely reducing sugar. But with a detour along the artificial sweetener route.
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