Re: Day 6- Artificial Sweeteners?

[Guest guest]

Speaking of Diet Coke... Elaine states that saccharin/aspartame may be consumed

in diet drinks once a week when symptoms have subsided. So are Diet Coke and

Diet Pepsi okay (I know that a lot of stuff has been added to our diet drinks

since the time she wrote the book)? Also, in terms on using saccharine (Equal),

when has everybody found that it is safe to introduce? I am just finishing my

6th week and don't want to jump into using it yet until I have some more

information...

Thanks

Joanna

>

> > Good info. Thank you! I love avacado and I'll try that with the scd

> > mayo. One other thing I didn't mention was that right before I went

> > on the diet I quit caffeine after several lattes/cups of coffee,

> > cokes a day for years. So I'm sure my body is adjusting to that as

> > well.

>

> Yep. Though you can have weak coffee on SCD. And diet coke once a

> week or so.

>

>

> > Also, i'm curious what role all of you think stress plays in crohn's/

> > IBD situations? The last three months have been the most stressfull

> > period of my life and I'm feeling like that may be contributing.

>

> Stress is a major contributor to symptoms. It's medically

> documented.

>

> Mara

>

[Guest guest]

BTVC pp. 77-78Diet soft drinks are permitted occasionally. Thosesweetened with aspartame or Nutri-Sweet may sometimescontain lactose and should be avoided, if possible. However,if this is the only type available, one per week is permitted.78 Chapter 10Diet soft drinks sweetened with saccharin need not be limitedto only one a week: 2-3 weekly would be permissible.DO NOT USE DIET SOFT DRINKS SWEETENED WITHANY OTHER SWEETENER-some can aggravate intestinalproblems to a great extent.Speaking of Diet Coke... Elaine states that saccharin/aspartame may be consumed in diet drinks once a week when symptoms have subsided. So are Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi okay (I know that a lot of stuff has been added to our diet drinks since the time she wrote the book)? Also, in terms on using saccharine (Equal), when has everybody found that it is safe to introduce? I am just finishing my 6th week and don't want to jump into using it yet until I have some more information...Thanks :)Joanna

[Guest guest]

Also, in terms on using

saccharine (Equal),

Equal is not saccharine. It's aspartame. Your mileage may vary, but

aspartame makes me sicker than a dog -- and induces cravings for illegals

like nobody's business. My choice is to avoid commercial sodas.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Diet Coke ingredients:

The ingredients in Diet Coke (as formulated in the United States), listed in

order of greatest to least amount:

* Carbonated water

* Caramel color

* Aspartame

* Phosphoric acid

* Potassium benzoate (to protect taste)

* Natural flavors

* Citric acid

* Caffeine

Doesn't the natural flavors alone make it illegal? And maybe the caramel color?

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> > Speaking of Diet Coke... Elaine states that saccharin/aspartame may

> > be consumed in diet drinks once a week when symptoms have subsided.

> > So are Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi okay (I know that a lot of stuff has

> > been added to our diet drinks since the time she wrote the book)?

> > Also, in terms on using saccharine (Equal), when has everybody found

> > that it is safe to introduce? I am just finishing my 6th week and

> > don't want to jump into using it yet until I have some more

> > information...

> > Thanks

> > Joanna

>

[Guest guest]

At 09:01 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote:

Doesn't the natural flavors

alone make it illegal? And maybe the caramel color?

Yes, it would.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Equal is not saccharine. It's aspartame. Your

mileage may vary, but aspartame makes me sicker

than a dog -- and induces cravings for illegals

like nobody's business. My choice is to avoid commercial sodas.

— Marilyn

This stuff makes me sick as a dog, too. I think

it's actually dangerous, no matter what the FDA

allows. My sister used to have seizures and they

continued for years until I sent her enough

articles mentioning seizures caused by aspartame

and she finally quit drinking her diet pop and

the seizures quit. Also, my nurse cousin tells me

that some nurses in her part of the country have

conducted a study for years which shows aspartame

implicated in even worse things, like

blindness. Even if it didn't make me sick (I had

it in my colonoscopy prep and spent the next few

days with heart attack symptoms, also a known

side-effect) I figure I have enough problems to

work on without risking any of these.

[Guest guest]

Of course! I meant Sweet-N-Low.

I was fantasizing about reliving the good old days when I could have a Diet Coke

at the movies

On top of everything else that is bad about it, the phosphoric acid (which

depletes bone mass) should be enough to keep me away... I'll stick to my weak

coffee!

Thanks to everyone for having this discussion!!!

-Joanna

>

> Equal is not saccharine. It's aspartame. Your

> mileage may vary, but aspartame makes me sicker

> than a dog -- and induces cravings for illegals

> like nobody's business. My choice is to avoid commercial sodas.

>

> — Marilyn

>

>

> This stuff makes me sick as a dog, too. I think

> it's actually dangerous, no matter what the FDA

> allows. My sister used to have seizures and they

> continued for years until I sent her enough

> articles mentioning seizures caused by aspartame

> and she finally quit drinking her diet pop and

> the seizures quit. Also, my nurse cousin tells me

> that some nurses in her part of the country have

> conducted a study for years which shows aspartame

> implicated in even worse things, like

> blindness. Even if it didn't make me sick (I had

> it in my colonoscopy prep and spent the next few

> days with heart attack symptoms, also a known

> side-effect) I figure I have enough problems to

> work on without risking any of these.

>

>

>