sugar free & IBS love at first sight

:flowerforyou: Hello all...I wanted to spread some of my new found wisdom....so this afternoon a collegue and I were chatting..I cant recall what about..but she offered me a tidbit of information..sugarfree gum has the same ingredient in it as laxatives do!!!!!!!! Ever notice after eating a stick of gum that your bowels start making obnoxious sounds..you feel bloated. you get gassy, and perhaps even have some minor diarrhea? Ever gone to the dr's office..I work at a Naturopathic clinic....and told your dr about these symptoms? Did he tell you it was something called Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Check the ingredients on your "diet" foods..if it contains a chemical called Sorbitol..you have a cure..stop consuming..and your body will heal....unless you like to be full of air that is.....I tested it out this evening....sure thing....girgly tummy, gas, and diarrhea (sorry:blushing: ). I dont usually chew gum... but I saw on Biggest Loser they are always recommending that stuff to curb your appetite....which does work for me..but then I got all the side effects too...not fun...so it all makes sense...I thought I would pass it on to help you all here in case you think something is going on with your tummy...P.S. I also know that when you start chewing gum your brain thinks that you are eating..it makes juices flow in your mouth..and even digestive juices in your tummy start to be produced...so what do you suppose happens when it realizes you arent sending it any calories? It hangs on to the ones it has...I have included an article I found while looking up information on "WHY"

.....LONDON (Reuters) - Consuming too much sorbitol, a sweetener widely used in "sugar-free" chewing gum and sweets, can cause serious bowel problems, German doctors said on Friday.

The warning follows the cases of two patients who suffered chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and severe weight loss after ingesting large amounts of sorbitol.

Writing in the British Medical Journal, the doctors from Berlin said the patients -- a man and a woman -- had consumed some 15 to 20 sticks of chewing gum a day. When they kicked the habit, both regained normal bowel function.

Sorbitol, also known as E420, is poorly absorbed by the small intestine and is known to have laxative properties. But Dr Juergen Bauditz and colleagues of the University of Berlin said many consumers might fail to link it with their gastrointestinal problems.

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What an ignorant way to lose weight....there is only one weigh..and its the right weigh...diet and exercise...there is a reason that gimmicks dont work...and why we are still battling...