Sugar-free chocolate
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Sugar-free chocolate
| Fri, 10-31-2003 - 4:04pm |
A co-worker suggested to me that the IBS might be irritated by the SF chocolate I eat for a treat. Anyone else get symptoms from that?
It is so good, but totally not worth it if it makes my stomach hurt this bad!!
Kimmie

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Ellen
I hope you find the cause - no one should be so uncomfortable.
Take care!
Donna
I doubt it would aggravate the constipation side of IBS, but it definitely could aggravate the diarhea side of it. The sugar alcohols (the names of these ingredients tend to end in -itol) have a laxative effect, and if you're sensitive to that, you may want to watch it. You might want to experiment with different brands, and/or quantities.
My IBS tends more toward the constipation side most of the time, so it's not a problem for me.
Good luck, and hugs,
Jill K.
Shan
I did have some SF pudding; it doesn't seem to bother me.
Thanks all for your input.
Kimmie
Kimmie,
The sugar alcohols could definitely affect you. I don't believe products such as SF pudding have those ingredients, causing them to be less likely to affect you. Sugar Free hard candies--such as Sorbee and Estee brands--have been on the market for quite some time. There may be info available on the relationship of ingredients in these candies and IBS at their respective companies' websites?
Catherine
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