Deit Soda-Pop & Asparteme ?

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Hi,

I need your help fellow members. I remember a while back that someone said that

they were having trouble with NutraSweet, Equal, or Aspartame. They said that

they read somewhere that it can cause flare-up of pancreatitis.

Now even since I have been on vacation the end of July, whenever I drink a diet

soda I get a pain in my back and sometimes in my upper right side too. This is

the same place I get my CP pain. I have had my kidneys check out for a possible

infection and they are fine. I know the easier answer would be just stay away

from diet soda, but if I want some, I need to drink diet, since I'm a diabetic.

Sometimes you just crave a diet soda , so I give in. It doesn't happen very

often, as I drink mostly Ice Tea, Water, and Sugar free-Juices.

I guess my real question is, does anyone know of a diet soda or drink that

doesn't have Aspartame in it. I would like to try something diet that doesn't

have this in it to see if the Aspartame is causing my problem or not. Maybe it

something else causing the problem that I haven't discovered yet. I guess it

back to the food journal. Thanks for your thoughts on the subject.

Take Care,

Louie in WV