any substitute for Diet Coke?

[Guest guest]

OKay, I'll admit that I shouldn't even be thinking about drinking Diet Coke -

it's got so many bad things in it. It's my biggest weakness, and far more than

starches or carbs, I find myself craving it.

Does anyone have any recipes or ideas for a healthy substitute?

Some interesting things I've noticed:

When I drink alot of diet coke, I get yeast symptoms. This does make sense since

I know that diet sodas are powerful immune depressors, and would allow yeast to

overgrow.

Also, I've tended to think of myself as someone with increased urinary frequency

- however, when I lay off the Diet Coke, it goes away, so I guess one of posters

hit the nail on the head when they said that it could be the Diet Coke that was

irritating my bladder. I know it's not the caffeine, since I usually only drink

de-caffeinated.

At one time, I came up with a good substitute for Diet Sprite (carbonated water,

squeeze of fresh lemon, and stevia), but don't have a clue about a substitute

for Diet Coke.

thanks in advance,

Marilyn

leaky gut