Re: aspartame

[Guest guest]

Gretchen,I understand exactly what you're saying.I cannot touch that

stuff with a ten foot pole it gives me MS symptoms.I also allow

to have it,for pretty much the same reasons.He likes the jello

and the diet sodas,although I am going to start trying him on some of

the sodas made with splenda.How's Ethan? is 20 days seizure

free.He is getting his ratio lowered to 2.5:1 and maybe even 2:1 if

he keeps doing so well.I'm pretty happy about this.Linn

[Guest guest]

Gretchen,I understand exactly what you're saying.I cannot touch that

stuff with a ten foot pole it gives me MS symptoms.I also allow

to have it,for pretty much the same reasons.He likes the jello

and the diet sodas,although I am going to start trying him on some of

the sodas made with splenda.How's Ethan? is 20 days seizure

free.He is getting his ratio lowered to 2.5:1 and maybe even 2:1 if

he keeps doing so well.I'm pretty happy about this.Linn

[Guest guest]

Gretchen,

Aspartame is a seizure trigger for some kids. It's hard to say if

that might be the case for Ethan if you haven't used it previously.

We use aspartame without any problems, but I really prefer sucralose

(Splenda). Hansen's makes soda pop with it and they have diet cream

soda and diet root beer --yummy! Diet Rite sodas are also made with

splenda. Their cola is caffeine free and they also make peach,

raspberry, strawberry-kiwi, white grape and tangerine.

I saw a recipe for jello somewhere that used knox gelatain, regular

kool-aid powder for flavor and splenda. Sugar free jello is easier

but if aspartame is a problem, the " homemade " recipe might be worth a

try.

Cammie

> I never allowed my kids to have aspartame, even prediet, so why am

I

> allowing it now? Sugar free jello is about the only food that

> brings a smile to Ethan's face. I tried making it from scratch with

> saccharin, but he didn't like it nearly as well. He also likes the

> little meringues I make using a package of sugar free (asparteme)

> jello. Strange that I should be able to deny him so much, due to

> this diet, but can't take away the jello. If the center had not

> approved it, I never would have started, but we're pretty hooked,

> now. (On cream soda and rootbeer, too). He gets a limited amount,

> and we tried taking it away for three days, but the seizures

> continued. I imagine each kid is different and some are OK with

it.

> Eventually, if it comes down to the last variable in trying to

> control seizures, I will omit it, but at this point, we are working

> with so many other variables (like weaning meds, for example.)

> It sort of bothers me that our center does not recommend Stevia,

> since it is not FDA recommended for children. But, it will never

be

> FDA approved because the makers Mansanto is blocking that attempt.

> I know I could try it any way, but at this point I'm sticking with

> asparteme. No real logic here, just gut feeling.

> Gretchen