Artificial sugar in everything is making me miserable
I recently became very sensitive, almost allergic to anything with artificial sweetner. They are putting it in almost everything packaged. Even soup! I have ditched all my jelly & jam. If the label says No Sugar it means fake sugar. Soon as I eat the item, I have stomach pain & diarrhea. Buying the simple things is difficult. The makers hide artificial with funny names. Some items have 2 or more types in one package. Shopping is a research deep dive. So frustrating. I can't possibly make safer versions of e drugging !
Hi
. I know you are not alone in struggling with artificial sweeteners. Our patient leader Paul wrote about his issues with them here: https://inflammatoryboweldisease.net/living/artificial-sweeter. He also wrote more here, including on the need to be vigilant in reading the packaging here: https://inflammatoryboweldisease.net/nutrition/read-the-ingredients. Our patient leader Jenna wrote here about even finding the artificial sweeteners in cold medications: https://inflammatoryboweldisease.net/living/cold-flu. I wish I had some good answers for making avoiding them easier, but it seems vigilance is the answer. Please know that people here understand. Best, Richard (Team Member)
