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Don'y OD on Extra Dessert Delights Sugarfree Gum

cbferriss
cbferriss Posts: 122
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Beware, too much Extra Dessert Delights Sugarfree Gum can really mess up your stomach. I was hurting and had to look it up. Below are the side effects of the main sweetner of this gum, sorbitol.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbitol
Overdose effects
Ingesting large amounts of sorbitol can lead to abdominal pain, flatulence, and mild to severe diarrhea.[16] Sorbitol ingestion of 20 grams (0.7 oz) per day as sugar-free gum has led to severe diarrhea leading to unintended weight loss of 11 kilograms (24 lb) in eight months, in a woman originally weighing 52 kilograms (110 lb); another patient required hospitalization after habitually consuming 30 grams (1 oz) per day.[17]
This is way too bad because I could chew a pack of Rootbeer Float a day.

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  • vencellia
    vencellia Posts: 89 Member
    I know I'm 2 yrs late but hopefully you will see this! I had about 6 pcs today now I have diareah will 6 pcs you think cause it?
  • kiittenforever
    kiittenforever Posts: 478 Member
    I just picked these up tonight to try out. Lol good to know!
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