Problems with yogurt may be due to Splenda
#322917 - 01/22/08 08:00 AM
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In the Jan 22 newsletter, someone wrote that he or she had eliminated most diary products except for yogurt, and suspected that the yogurt seemed to cause stomach upset. Please check to see if the yogurt you're eating contains Splenda (sucralose). A few years ago, I was eating Dannon yogurt regularly, and suddenly noticed my symptoms getting worse. (Soon after eating even a few spoonfuls of yogurt, I started getting cramps.) I soon found out that Dannon had recently switched its yogurt ingredients from aspartame (or another artificial sweetener) to Splenda. Please be aware that Splenda is the last thing someone with IBS should be consuming. This is something my gastroenterologist verified, and his appointment secretary also had personal experience with this. I & many other people are Splenda-intolerant. (SOme have much worse symptoms than bowel distress; I've read of seizures, projective vomiting, and other body system problems.) Unfortunately, more and more products are switching to Splenda, which means that I & many others can't eat them. I have to check the ingredients list closely on virtually every food, beverage, and gum product I buy now. Please join me in writing to companies that make sweetened product to ask them to remove the Splenda or at least make alternate products that don't contain it.
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Good advice....I personally stay away from all artificial sugars. None of them are "good" for you, and even aspartame has caused unwanted side effects. I have read from others' testimonies that artificial sweetners can cause havoc with those with IBS/IBD.
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So what do you suggest, grocers should go back to regular sugar?
What about people with diabetes?
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I'm suggesting that manufacturers make Splenda-free versions of their products available, whether that means using aspartame, saccharin, or whatever. I know some people are sensitive to any or even to all artificial sweeteners, and I'm aware that diabetics can't eat much sugar. Splenda-sensitive consumers are gradually being squeezed out of options, and manufacturers should retain Splenda-free versions of at least some of their products.
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I'm feeling the same way with all these products that are suddenly being made with whole grains. They're everywhere!!! I just saw a commercial last night for Campbell's soup saying that all the pasta in their soups will now be whole grain. Ugh - not everyone can eat whole grains!!!!!! 
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Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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Aspartame is not good for you. Better to have a small infrequent amount of real sugar than frequent artificial sweeteners. They're not natural.
I heard Stevia was meant to be a natural alternative to sugar?
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I switched my yogurt to a fat free kind and after reading your replies checked to see if it had splenda in it, and the sweetner they are using is called Sucralose. Anyone know what that is? I was trying Activa as a recommendation by my doctor and several people, but I am wondering if that is not such a good idea. . . Any thoughts?
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I switched to Trader Joe's organic soy yogurt. It is sweetened with kane juice. It has a bit of a funny taste to it but overall not bad.
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Laura
DX IBS 12/07
Following IBS Diet with Weight Watchers
Also GERD
Former cast iron stomach
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I switched my yogurt to a fat free kind and after reading your replies checked to see if it had splenda in it, and the sweetner they are using is called Sucralose. Anyone know what that is? I was trying Activa as a recommendation by my doctor and several people, but I am wondering if that is not such a good idea. . . Any thoughts?
Sucralose
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