The comments under this story are .......impressive.

http://www.businessinsider.com/revie...y-bears-2014-1

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.

I do get the point. Anyone else remember the articles a few years back
about unpleasant side effects after people ate a bunch of "fat-free"
potato chips? Olestra, was it?

My point is: don't over-indulge. And don't mess with original recipes. :-)

Jill

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.

nancy

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

On 2/7/2014 9:41 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:19:39 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

>> I know people have issues when they chew sugarless gum. I think
>> Sorbitol is the culprit there, not sure.
>
> Not sorbitol but malitol, in this case. All the '...tols" are
> collectively known as 'sugar alcohols' and all can cause gastric, uh,
> disturbances.

As in, if you want to maintain employment outside the home,
or even spend any time in the great outdoors, you should stay
away from the stuff. Check.

> Xyliotol, erythritol, manitol, glycerol, and yes,
> there's even a "fucitol" (pronounced with a hard 'c'). And that's
> what you'll be saying if you eat too much of any of these substances:
> **** it all!

Heh. I'll take my gummy bears with sugar, thanks.

nancy

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
> The comments under this story are .......impressive.
>
> http://www.businessinsider.com/revie...y-bears-2014-1

Yeah. I don't know why people bother to eat sugar free candy.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> 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.
>
> I do get the point. Anyone else remember the articles a few years back
> about unpleasant side effects after people ate a bunch of "fat-free"
> potato chips? Olestra, was it?
>
> My point is: don't over-indulge. And don't mess with original recipes.
> :-)

One person ate only 20. Me? I can't eat *any* of the sugar alcohols and I
even have to be careful with gum. I can chew perhaps 2 pieces briefly. But
any more than that? You won't want to be around me.

"John J" > wrote in message
...
> 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?

Any of the "ols". Maltitol, Mannitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol, I'm sure there are
others. The packages will say that it can have a laxative effect but nobody
bothers to read that. I tried to warn my parents after they were sucking
down SF Werthers like crazy. My mom refused to believe me, partly because
the print on the bag was too tiny for her to read. But then I got a call
later that night!

Apparently she forgot what happened to my dad some years ago and he did too.
There was a sugar free cough drop called Nice! He had a sore throat or
cough or something and took quite a few. Got sick to his stomach, went to
the Dr. and the Dr. reviewed what all he had eaten that day. Then told him
to stop eating those and take something with sugar in it instead. Problem
solved.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> 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.
>
> nancy

Sorbitol is notorious for it.

Cheri

"John J" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 20:14:32 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"John J" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> 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?
>>
>>Any of the "ols". Maltitol, Mannitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol, I'm sure there
>>are
>>others. The packages will say that it can have a laxative effect but
>>nobody
>>bothers to read that. I tried to warn my parents after they were sucking
>>down SF Werthers like crazy. My mom refused to believe me, partly because
>>the print on the bag was too tiny for her to read. But then I got a call
>>later that night!
>
> Lol.
>
>>Apparently she forgot what happened to my dad some years ago and he did
>>too.
>>There was a sugar free cough drop called Nice! He had a sore throat or
>>cough or something and took quite a few. Got sick to his stomach, went to
>>the Dr. and the Dr. reviewed what all he had eaten that day. Then told
>>him
>>to stop eating those and take something with sugar in it instead. Problem
>>solved.
>
> A laxative effect is one thing but what these people describe sounds
> more like a complete exodus of their insides.

Ever taken a laxative?

"John J" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 21:39:38 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"John J" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 20:14:32 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"John J" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> 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?
>>>>
>>>>Any of the "ols". Maltitol, Mannitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol, I'm sure there
>>>>are
>>>>others. The packages will say that it can have a laxative effect but
>>>>nobody
>>>>bothers to read that. I tried to warn my parents after they were
>>>>sucking
>>>>down SF Werthers like crazy. My mom refused to believe me, partly
>>>>because
>>>>the print on the bag was too tiny for her to read. But then I got a
>>>>call
>>>>later that night!
>>>
>>> Lol.
>>>
>>>>Apparently she forgot what happened to my dad some years ago and he did
>>>>too.
>>>>There was a sugar free cough drop called Nice! He had a sore throat or
>>>>cough or something and took quite a few. Got sick to his stomach, went
>>>>to
>>>>the Dr. and the Dr. reviewed what all he had eaten that day. Then told
>>>>him
>>>>to stop eating those and take something with sugar in it instead.
>>>>Problem
>>>>solved.
>>>
>>> A laxative effect is one thing but what these people describe sounds
>>> more like a complete exodus of their insides.
>>
>>Ever taken a laxative?
>
> Lol, no.

Well that's what they do.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> 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 refuse it since I read about it:

Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or
become bothersome:

Anal irritation; diarrhea; gas; nausea; stomach cramps.
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur
while taking sorbitol:

Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing;
tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue);
continuing constipation; dizziness; rectal bleeding; sudden weight gain;
unusual swelling; vomiting; weakness.

I have never had any of those problems with it but I didn't want any
either


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On 2/8/2014 5:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> I know people have issues when they chew sugarless gum. I think
>> Sorbitol is the culprit there, not sure.
>
> I refuse it since I read about it:
>
> Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist
> or become bothersome:
>
> Anal irritation; diarrhea; gas; nausea; stomach cramps.
> Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects
> occur while taking sorbitol:
>
> Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing;
> tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue);
> continuing constipation; dizziness; rectal bleeding; sudden weight gain;
> unusual swelling; vomiting; weakness.
>
> I have never had any of those problems with it but I didn't want any
> either

I really cannot abide gum chewing, so I never had to worry about
it. Any one of those issues would make me switch back to regular
sugar gum if is was inclined to chew.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/8/2014 5:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> I know people have issues when they chew sugarless gum. I think
>>> Sorbitol is the culprit there, not sure.
>>
>> I refuse it since I read about it:
>>
>> Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist
>> or become bothersome:
>>
>> Anal irritation; diarrhea; gas; nausea; stomach cramps.
>> Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects
>> occur while taking sorbitol:
>>
>> Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing;
>> tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue);
>> continuing constipation; dizziness; rectal bleeding; sudden weight gain;
>> unusual swelling; vomiting; weakness.
>>
>> I have never had any of those problems with it but I didn't want any
>> either
>
> I really cannot abide gum chewing, so I never had to worry about
> it. Any one of those issues would make me switch back to regular
> sugar gum if is was inclined to chew.

I never been a gum fan either. I never really saw the point, but it stopped
me buying so called 'sugar free' foods. It is surprising, given the
problems it can cause, that it is allowed to be added to foods!


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Nancy Young wrote:
>
>I'll take my gummy bears with sugar.

I'll take my gummy bears soaked in vodka.

On 2/7/2014 10:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The comments under this story are .......impressive.
>>
>> http://www.businessinsider.com/revie...y-bears-2014-1
>>
>
> Yeah. I don't know why people bother to eat sugar free candy.

OMG, some of those comments are among the funniest things I've ever
read! The stories have reached the "Can you top this...??" variety and
I'm nicely surprised at the humor. Bathroom humor, I suppose, but very
funny nonetheless. (-:

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There is no love more sincere than the love of food.
....George Bernard Shaw