Must I give up my Soda Pop?
#118404 - 11/03/04 09:12 AM
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Augie
Reged: 10/27/04
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Loc: Illinois
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I follow Heather's diet advice pretty strictly. Except, I can't seem to give up my one can of soda pop every evening after I am home in my sweats with room to bloat! It's Diet Rite which means it contains splenda.
For all of you who are stable, do you think this also needs to go in order to be stable? Could the soda also cause D, Gas, pain, as well as the bloating?
I am better. I used to drink up to 6 cans a day!
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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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No soda. It's a double-whammy; the splenda isn't good, neither is the carbonation. Oh wait, it's a triple - the caffeine will get ya too. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.  I feel your pain. I used to drink 2 pots of coffee and a 6-pack of Coke a day!
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I still drink my soda.. but I know its naughty. haha.
I don't go for diet though because artificial sweeteners are terrible for ibs.. its full calorie soda for me.
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I allow myself one can a week!!!! It sucks I know!! But as long as I keep at one pop I seem to do ok!! If I have two look out!!!!
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oh yes.. I aggree with heather.. I still drink it.. but not nearly as much as I used to.. I used to drink 3 cans a day.
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Hi Augie.
As you can see from the boards, we all have our cheats - life would be no fun without them. I would just say prioritize with the soda and with the rest of your diet. If that's what you CAN'T give up - enjoy it sparringly - maybe not EVERY day would be better - but we all have little endulgences here and there - just weigh them carefully!
Min
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Wow good job on breaking the addiction to that extent. I have pop like every couple months when I really want some and I try to let it defizz some. So like all things we can't hardly give up just give it up and keep in mind you could cheat when it gets really bad and you just have to. Good advice huh? No but we are only human. Try to reduce as much as you can. 
Oh yeah the poster at the dentist of what it does to your teeth could make anyone give up on it! Even diet pop is nasty on the teeth! 
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
Edited by Little Minnie (11/03/04 12:36 PM)
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Yep, I'm down to Sprite and that's it. Going on 2 months. Been hard, tho. Cokes are everywhere.
~nelly~
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I worked for a dentist that had that poster. All pop is bad, but if I remember correctly, drinking fruit flavored pop was the equivalent to drinking battery acid. Would you believe it?? NOT GOOD FOR YOUR TEETH! Very good that you're giving it up!
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~ Rachel (IBS-C)
If life hands you lemons, make lemonade!!
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