My mom-in-law gets horrible headaches from artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame. I can't remember if Crystal Light has aspartame or sucralose (Splenda) but I would stay away from it either way. Especially sucralose can cause bloating even in healthy people.
In other things I agree with Fen. Have you tried eating in a "natural" way while back in the US? It's a little more work but I think it well worth it. For example, instead of Fiber One you can make your own granola using old-fashioned oats, dried fruit, nut, and even bran (if that's whats in Fiber One). There are tons of recipes on the internet on how to make it nice and crunchy, and you can just tailor it to your dietary needs.
The way I would look at it is that at least you know your body has a potential to function normally. Outside of the USA and Europe I've only been to Turkey so I don't know from experience but I always imagine that people in Asia and Africa aren't affected by the typical western diet and eat much healthier than we do. So I would try to mimic the diet you ate while traveling as much as possible, sans the Crystal Light  and hopefully you'll feel better again!
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Re: need help with food processing/additives question!
