sweeteners

amykluver

Anyone else start to develop intolerance for artificial sweeteners? I struggle w/ diet pops, fat free yogurts, coffee w/ anything but black or real sugar. I never used to - but have increasing reactions to them. I ate a fat free Yoplait and was so hungry I finished it but now I have a headache and it makes my stomach empty quickly but then be un-easy (no gas or recognized other digestive ailments - but enough that I ate something else to rid myself of the feeling). And it doesn't matter the sweetener - Aspartimine is the worst, but splenda and stevia do it too now. Anyone else?

catinohio

Definitely stay away from aspartame.

amykluver

One additional strange note is that apples do a similar thing - no headache - but they empty my stomach very quickly and I'm famished in a short time later unless I eat something with them (caramel dip, PB, etc). Too simple of food that it digests so quickly???

Kristin2984

i cant stand artificial sweeteners. yuck. I cant believe I used to drink diet coke. I gave it up bc it was too much money (yeah I was pretty broke) but now I cant stand the taste.
Im not sure why the apple would have that reaction. I tried a raw food diet once and my vegan friend told me my body was probably not going to be able to handle it. I thought she meant my willpower but seriously, I felt ill after just one day of being totally raw food. So maybe it is hard for your body to digest raw. Maybe your body just isnt used to it. I can drink coffee in the mornign on an empty stomach but hot tea makes me so sick. and only in the morning. Who knows?!

Pimpmonkey

Definitely stay away from aspartame.

That stuff has the nastiest after-taste and gives me a horrible headache.

lbrittenson

It makes me feel super bloated, but Ive just used it as a way to stay away from that stuff. I still drink diet 7 up, about a half a can a day.