On 2/7/2014 7:33 PM, John J wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:19:39 -0500, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2/7/2014 6:53 PM, John J wrote:
>>> On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 18:14:01 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2/7/2014 5:25 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
>>>>> The comments under this story are .......impressive.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/revie...y-bears-2014-1
>>>>>
>>>> "Quantities didn't matter—some reviewers claimed they ate a handful,
>>>> while others consumed entire bags."
>>>>
>>>> All the reviews are posted by people who ate at least a bag (don't know
>>>> the size, I'm guessing about 8 oz.) of these "sugarless" candies.
>>>> Sorry, if you eat a bag of *any* candy you're liable to have gastric upset.
>>>
>>> They don't all mention eating a whole bag of them:
>>> -"Now, we prescribe 5 of these little gems."
>>> -"If you want to spend 24 hours in the bathroom, eat a handful of
>>> these."
>>>
>>> Did I miss something or don't they say which sugar replacement causes
>>> this reaction?
>>
>> I know people have issues when they chew sugarless gum. I think
>> Sorbitol is the culprit there, not sure.
>
> I think you're right:
>
> http://www.cspinet.org/foodsafety/la..._sorbitol.html
>
Oh my goodness, I didn't have to read past the second paragraph of
the introduction. That's descriptive: osmotic diarrhea. Yikes!

nancy