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ASPARTAME ANYONE???

Wed, 05/30/2007 - 00:24
Wondering if Aspartame also known as nutrasweet, (common sweetener in sugar free sodas and sugar free gum) is a trigger for anyone?

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Re: ASPARTAME ANYONE???

Submitted by Seruzies on Thu, 2007-10-25 - 23:09
I drink Coke Zero and it contains Aspartame. I asked my Neuro about it and, told him it contains Aspartame and he didn't have any objections. It doesn't seem to be a trigger for me, and I do drink quite a bit of it.

Re: ASPARTAME ANYONE???

Submitted by kelly powell on Mon, 2008-12-22 - 19:30
My life has changed so much since I quit drinking diet soda. I went to the Galapagos Islands for a month in July. There are no diet drinks there, so I didn't have a choice. When I got home the first thing I did was buy a soda, and it tasted awful. Now I don't touch it. My seizures immediately lessened. Instead of 2 or 3 a week I now have maybe 1 or 2 a month. I regret not having done this soomer. Kelly

Re: ASPARTAME ANYONE???

Submitted by JeffreyBrown on Thu, 2009-02-26 - 22:44
Kelly; I'm so glad that your seizures are less frequent. My daughter has the same reaction to the poison Aspartame. We also have eliminated all the MSG's from her diet and she goes for long periods without seizures. These MSG's are close chemical cousins to the poison Aspartame and we've had success by getting them out of her diet. I'm not sure if you're aware of them, but if you want our list of the food chemicals that food companies dump in food in ever increasing amounts, here's my email -Canvasbackbook@aol.com best of luck -Jeff

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