Aspartame, Nausea and Diarrhea

June 18, 2009

Are you still using aspartame as a sweetner? You may want to read this.

" The final report of a seven-year study on aspartame (also known as Nutra-Sweet

or Equal) has linked it to high rates of lymphomas, leukemias, and other cancers

in rats. The rats were given the equivalent of four to five bottles of diet soda

a day for a human.

" The carcinogenic effect of aspartame was found at levels as low as 400 parts

per million, or about 20 milligrams a day for humans. This is far less than

current daily limits in America (50 milligrams) and the UK (40 milligrams). When

the initial findings were released almost a year ago, they were met with

criticism from artificial sweetener trade groups, and support from groups

critical of aspartame.

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Someone asked about nausea. I use Bonnine, the same thing I use for motion

sickness. It works pretty well for me. Just thought I would pass this on.

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Someone asked about diarrhea. I can relay my own experience after being knocked

down from toxic reaction to antibiotics and c-difficile. On the way to the

endocrinologist's office, I stopped at the drug store and read all the labels on

the pro-biotics. I chose Align and brought it to the doctor's office and asked

about that product. He said that was what he was going to suggest for stomach

and bowel pain. It puts the natural flora back in your digestive system. After

all the diarrhea I had in the hospital for 9 days, I'm sure there was no flora

at all. If I miss a day, it comes back, but it has been a tremdous help to me,

no more stomach aches. I had become medically anoxeric and continued to lose

weight because I couldn't eat from the nausea and pain. So do your own

sleuthing and decide for yourself if it's for you.

Here is some good information on pro-biotics and it is quite different from

pre-biotics, so know the product before you buy it. This is from National

Institutes for health and a general overview and an excellent source for

information.

FYI,

Lottie

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