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Hi to all,

I found this article at dr.mercola.com and thought it fit in with what was

posted yesterday

about splenda. This is about splenda and other artificial sweetners. Very

interesting. I

can see myself in much of what I read. Hope this is helpful to you. It is long

but worth the

read.

Venizia

Dr. ph Mercola

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

The following testimonials have been sent to us by people from all over the

world who feel

they have been harmed by Splenda. We have not researched each of these accounts

in-

depth, but instead are posting them to draw attention to the fact that Splenda's

safety --

or lack thereof -- is not only unknown and severely questionable, but worse

still is not

even being explored on a sufficient scale.

That Splenda is being marketed so freely and pervasively is most concerning

given that

there are currently NO large studies underway researching the safety of this

artificial

sweetener, and Splenda was released with few studies to support its safety. This

is the

same pattern that occurred with the artificial sweeteners aspartame and

saccharine--two

sweeteners that are now widely known to cause numerous health problems. In the

same

way that Splenda was released with few studies proving its safety, few studies

were

conducted on aspartame and saccharine until the negative health effects began to

be seen,

raising alarm and prompting investigations into the true (lack of) safety of the

products.

If it sounds strange that Splenda could be marketed so widely without any real

safety

studies, I ask you to consider the source behind the product. Splenda is made

from real

sugar and is then molecularly modified to be calorie-free (essentially, Splenda

is produced

by chlorinating sugar). The sugar industry, which is a huge and very powerful

government

lobby, is profiting quite nicely from this no-calorie sweetener. It is no secret

that the U.S.

government is influenced by the sugar industry, and it is not a stretch to think

that their

influence may be the real reason why no real studies have been done.

So, with that in mind, I urge you to take a look at the many Splenda

testimonials below,

and then ask yourself, is eating this largely experimental product really worth

the risk?

Have a sucralose/Splenda story others need to hear?

Click here to email it to us.

Please include your name, try to keep it to 500 words or less, and let us know

if we can

include your email address if published.

Dear Dr. Mercola,

I want to thank you for your Web site and especially for your documentation on

the

dangers of Splenda. I also want to pass on this testimonial in the hope it may

help others.

Last evening after dinner I began to feel flush. My husband commented how red my

face

was getting and, sure enough, one glance in the mirror confirmed a bright red,

tight, shiny

visage staring back at me. In the next few hours my eyes began to swell. I went

to bed

hoping I could " sleep it off. " How wrong I was.

This morning I got up and my face was still red, bright and swollen with puffy

eyes. I am a

pharmacist and I have seen many anaphylactoid (allergic) reactions before. I

began to feel

concerned that I too was having one. I have had only one other reaction like

this before in

my life--to Bactrim.

I went out for my usual morning run but by the first quarter mile I could barely

breathe so

I walked slowly back to the house. My right shoulder was burning so I went to

the mirror

and was horrified to find a HUGE 6 inch by 3 inch welt at the base of my neck

(see photo).

I also felt very panicky and shaky and immediately had two bouts of diarrhea in

rapid

succession. After 15 minutes and a cool shower on tissue that looked scalded, I

was

having difficulty breathing. I was seen in the local emergency room where the

physician

immediately gave me a dexamethasone injection in the hip and a prescription for

Epi-pen

and oral prednisone over four days.

At the time I didn't know why I looked like I had ingested a sulfa drug. My

husband and I

tried to figure out what was different in my life over the last 12 hours.

Laundry soap?

Nope. Cake? Animal dander? No and no. A dear friend came to visit me in my

misery and

mentioned that I had started to flush at church, several hours before dinner.

I remembered that I had had a cup of coffee and had tried the new creamer

sitting by the

pot. I remembered the Splenda label on it, which prompted my husband and I to

search

the Web and we found your site.

The description by Marcia in the testimonial area caused me to burst into tears.

Yes,

Marcia, there are others like you. I am throwing that stuff out when I get to

church! This

reaction that I have had looks like a drug reaction! I am appalled an

" artificial sweetener "

did this to me.

Twelve hours after treatment my eyes are no longer swollen and my face is no

longer red,

but my neck welt is the same size, same redness and as tender as a sunburn.

There are a

few blisters in the welt. Even after treatment it still looks this bad! Perhaps

the

manufacturer of Splenda can sell it as a biochemical warfare agent after it is

removed from

the market as a food additive.

Thanks for getting the word out!

Lori Hunt, RPh

Pickens, SC

I also have had horrific effects from splenda. In May of this year, I started

having drop

attacks that I thought were strokes or TIAs. Later they got so severe, I thought

they were

heart attacks caused by coronary artery spasms. At the time, I had no idea what

was

causing my attacks because all medical tests were coming back negative. But

after several

visits to the ER thinking I was having a stroke or a heart attack, I began

putting two and

two together--whenever I would drink or eat a splenda product, within a few

hours or

sometimes even a day or two, my body would go numb and tingly in different

areas. I was

tested for MS, heart disease and for brain lesions. Sometimes, it was the entire

left side of

my body, sometimes my right, sometimes just my legs, sometimes just my arms or

my lips

or face. It would get worse at night while I was sleeping, then I would wake up

and my

heart would immediately go into an arrhythmia and race at about 160 beats per

minute. I

would get dry mouth and extremely nauseous. At this point, I would be terrified

and the

numbness would get so bad I would not be able to walk. In addition, I would get

extreme

esophageal reflux, which was not affected by anything, including prevacid,

pepcid, etc.

I also had such bad IBS that I was given more drugs to control that. Since May,

I have spent

quite a lot of money going to doctors, all to no avail and with no diagnosis

ever made.

Finally I was told I was having anxiety as no one could figure out what was

wrong with my

body. I started wondering if it could be all the low carb stuff I was eating, as

this was the

only change in my life. Around the beginning of May I had started on a " low

carb " life style

and started drinking the low carb slimfast and eating the sugar-free low carb

candy that is

now so abundant in stores. I quit everything for a while and the symptoms seemed

to

subside and then almost went away. Last week, for some dumb reason, I decided to

retry

the slim fast because of my weight loss goals and today I had another attack of

numbness

and a panic attack. During these attacks, I can hardly breath and my legs and

arms are

weak, I am dizzy, numb and my muscles ache horribly. It feels like I am about to

die. To

say they are severe is an understatement.

Needless to say, I have learned my lesson and will NEVER use sucralose again. It

is

dangerous and seems like a huge toxin to the body. If just one person reacts

this way, it

CAN'T be a good thing. It seems like we are being poisoned by these huge

conglomerates

that don't care about health and only interested in lining their pockets. The

price of being

thin is definitely not worth loosing brain cells or getting huge amounts of

neurological and

cardiological damage or who knows maybe even death. My digestive track and my

arteries

were actually going into huge spasms so much so that my doctor and I both

thought that I

was having angina. My doctor prescribed nitro just in case - even though I have

low blood

pressure, low cholesterol and a low body weight. This is how serious things got

with my

health while ingesting this deadly poison.

Sincerely,

Sallie Ceideski

Charlottesville, VA.

I've been following the Paleolithic diet with some success for a couple of

years. Last year,

when Splenda became more widely available, I started using it pretty regularly.

While it's

not on my diet, I figured since it was " all natural " and not absorbed by the

body I would be

just fine.

I hadn't made the connection till now, but I have been unable to lose any weight

for the

past year which is about how long I've been using splenda in the form of drinks

like

Hansen's diet sodas, Big Red and Diet RC. Furthermore, I've had two unusual

episodes of

unexplained pain. The first, shortly after Christmas 2003, was very extreme. I

had no

diarrhea or gas, but I had terrible cramping for several hours. The pain was so

unbearable

I nearly passed out. I was a pale green color and there were a few moments where

everything started to turn white like I would pass out. Since it had been

Christmas I had

been eating a lot of goodies (many made with Splenda) and less of my usual

healthy

veggies and such. I thought maybe I had burst my intestines or something from

lack of

fiber (the only explanation I could think of for such extreme pain) so I had my

boyfriend

take me to the emergency room.

When the doctor pressed on my left lower belly I could not help but scream in

pain. They

gave me a shot of morphine but it only helped me to not mind the pain so much,

but I felt

it all the same. Thousands of dollars and a CT scan later... absolutely no

problems were

found. The pain slowly abated after about two days. I felt really crazy but

after reading

these other testimonials I really wonder if it had something

to do with the Splenda. Recently, I have associated Splenda usage and bladder

pain. I've

been getting all the symptoms--burning, pain, and frequency of a bladder

infection. But

again, after doing a urinalysis at my doctor's, no infection has been found. I

tried drinking

a lot of water to clear up the ghost infection (and less Splenda-sweetened

drinks and the

symptoms went away. But because I never thought there was a connection, I began

drinking Splenda again, and now my bladder symptoms are back. My Dad directed me

to

your site. Thank you for the information. I may have never seen the connection

because I

was so sure that Splenda was a very safe and natural product.

Austin, Texas

Dr. Mercola:

I have had a terrible ordeal of having horrible stomach problems, indigestion,

continual

pain, constipation then diarrhea. I traced it back to diet RC cola, which has

Splenda in it. I

had tried to switch off of other diet drinks and went to this drink. For four

weeks I have

had terrible, terrible abdominal pain, etc. I stopped drinking this and the pain

has left.

Amazing how this product can have such a profound effect on people. Thought you

should

know.

Greg Clore

Plano, Texas

Yesterday I went for an iced coffee with my friends. Since I have been watching

my weight I

opted for the splend a rather than my usual sugar. I finished half the coffee in

about five

minutes time and immediately my throat felt like it was closing in on me, my

arms and

legs became completely numb,I was covered in a rash, and thought yesterday was

going to

be my last day on earth. I thought I was going to die there in my friend's car.

She rushed

me to the emergency room where my blood pressure was sky high. I was given

breathing

treatments and benadryl and was told I was having an allergic reaction to this

drug called

splenda. Today the rash still covers me, my throat still feels swollen and I'm

afraid to

death that any moment I may get the feeling of my throat closing up. I am a

mother of

three children and I am highly irate there are no warnings on any splenda

product I've

come across. Monday I will call an attorney and see what my legal rights are.

Lucella

Leominster, Massachusetts

About six months ago, I decided to try the Atkins diet. They strongly recommend

Splenda

(right on their home page!) so I went out and got some packets. I also bought a

flavored

water called Fruit20, which contains Splenda. I used these products for three

days and

started feeling sick. My husband said he'd heard there were problems with

Splenda so I did

a little Web searching. It didn't take long to find reams of info on how evil

this stuff can be.

I experienced almost every symptom including bloating, abdominal pain, gas,

nausea,

headaches, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, depression and dizziness.

But here's the kicker--I STILL HAVE THEM, even though I haven't consumed any

Splenda

since those initial three days! Have you ever heard of this? I've been making

the rounds to

doctors and done several tests. An ultrasound revealed nothing. (Based on my

symptoms,

gallstones were suspected.) The motility test was slightly irregular but nothing

major.

Endoscopy suggested acid reflux, but the meds (Nexium, Aciphex, Protonix--I've

tried

them all) don't work. Based on all this, I'm told I have " nonulcer dyspepsia, "

which is

essentially symptoms without a cause. I told my gastro about the Splenda and he

poo-

pooed it. I'm at my wits end and have an appointment with my GP to discuss the

possibility

of clinical depression since it seems this is related to unexplained stomach

pain and vice

versa.

-- Keswani

I am so THANKFUL to have found your site, and the information provided on

Splenda. I

was tricked into trying it out; like most, reading the " Made from Sugar " claim

convinced

me. I am, as I write, having horrendous stomach pains, the cause of which I am

most

certain is Splenda. I have been using it to sweeten my iced green tea (oh, the

irony) for a

couple of weeks, but just recently I've noticed my body feeling worse and worse.

The other

night, I went out to dinner with friends, and had a cocktail--which I can

normally handle

quite well. After returning home, I was parched, and prepared a nice, tall glass

of said tea.

All that night, and the next day, I was plagued by diarrhea, and severe stomach

pains. And

now, having just finished another glass, here I am with the same result. I

cannot help, after

reading the stories on this site, but think that Splenda is to blame--I am

throwing it out

the moment I close this letter.

--le

New Jersey

I have been drinking one or two Propel water drinks (Gatorade water) every day

or every

other day for just over two months. I was having symptoms but blamed them on a

new

intense exercise regimen (martial arts twice a week during which time I drank

the Propel),

stress at work, and stress of dating (I was stressing over a girl at the time).

Here it turns out there is sucralose in Propel. The very real and undeniable

symptoms I

suffered included fatigue, mild stomach cramps, sudden urge to go to the

bathroom

(others apparently have suffered outright diarrhea) and at same time often a

type of

constipation where I feel the strong urge to go to the bathroom but when I try

to I can't

purge all the way or to satisfaction, irritability, sleeplessness (at 4:44 AM, I

felt totally

relaxed and awake, like it was 4:44 PM … it's like a strong caffeine or ginseng

buzz, and I

can't sleep), very tired eyes and headache (I NEVER get headaches but I've had a

couple

during this two-month period, and I remember thinking it was very strange),

inability to

concentrate and focus at work and lowered motivation, anxiety (feeling

overwhelmed and

scared, unable to cope), mild depression, itchy skin (under my armpits and also

my scalp, I

scratched my head so much that I developed small sores that scabbed over),

heightened

sensitivity to noises (smallest sounds are irritating), mild physical impotence

or reduction

of libido.

I drank one even today (before I read the Web site warnings), and so I had the

chance to

pay attention for signs of the symptoms. They took about five to eight hours to

fully set

in, I believe, from the time I took the last Propel (I believe symptoms grow,

peak and then

wane). I am sleepless, just went thru strong urge to go to the bathroom, can't

focus, and

am impatient and irritable. I also believe it makes you somewhat impotent as

well, just like

symptoms related to going to the bathroom, I still have my sex drive just like

urge to go to

bathroom, but can't really perform (am very weak in terms of being able to rise

to the

occasion and remain hard) … it reminds me of how mood-altering herbs/drugs can

often

inhibit libido. In fact, the overall effect of Splenda seems on par to me with

herbal

supplements, like St. 's Wort or Ginseng, as the effects are subtle but

undeniable,

and out of your control.

Has anyone else noticed a problem with sexual performance due to Splenda?

-- Prendergast

In the past, I had already read enough [about Splenda] to know I didn't want to

use the

product … ever. But, for some reason, I felt drawn to read the testimonials. I'm

glad I did.

My mother died almost three months ago, and I've had some emotional times, some

interference with my work, etc.--the normal grieving process. But, for about the

last three

weeks, I thought I was going downhill fast. Even when I'd sleep at night, I was

still groggy

and unable to stay awake during the day. I was irritable and uncomfortable most

of the

time. My brain didn't work in the " normal " way, I was forgetting things a minute

later,

couldn't follow-through on tasks in a logical order. This has really been

affecting my work.

The only days I noticed that I was more like myself were Sundays (I had

attributed it to the

fact that I always looked forward to going to church).

Several hours after reading through the testimonials, something occurred to me.

About

three weeks ago, the local bread store had a promotion, and if you bought so

much, you

got five loaves free...their choice of the free stuff. Well, I ended up with

Good Hearth Carb

Action Wheat Bread. I never liked it because it doesn't taste good, but it was

free, and I'm

not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, so we ate it. We ate it every day but

Sunday the

past three weeks (I make " special " meals on Sundays), either for breakfast or

lunch,

sometimes both. I just assumed they could claim lower carbs because the bread

slices

were thin and small, about one-third smaller than your average sandwich bread

slices.

(That's what a lot of " diet " breads do.) It had no taste, though. I was forever

adding salt

and garlic salt, etc., just to make it palatable.

Yesterday, I was sluggish and late getting up again. We didn't have breakfast at

all, and

lunch was leftovers. Through the day, I started noticing that my mind was

clearing, and I

wasn't nodding off to sleep every time I sat down. But, it wasn't until

suppertime that I

started connecting the dots. The only real difference in our diet the past three

weeks has

been the free bread. I pulled it out and looked at the list of ingredients, and

was mad at

myself for not guessing sooner that this stuff has sucralose in it! It also has

a great deal of

soy, which is probably why it doesn't taste good.

So, the two loaves of bread that are left are hitting the garbage can!

In just one day without the sucralose-laced bread, I can see a definite

difference. I was

able to get up this morning and my mind is clear. I hope the improvement crosses

over to

my work!

in LA

Some time ago I tried Splenda in a packet of hot chocolate. I knew I was

allergic to

aspartame (made me dizzy), but thought maybe Splenda would be a good

alternative. It

made my lips itch! This was the oddest thing. I drank about one-third of a cup

of this hot

chocolate and found that my lips stopped itching, but they felt numb. I swore

off Splenda.

About a year later I accidentally purchased a drink with Splenda (labeled as

sucralose) and

could not endure the strong chemical flavor, undoubtedly from the chlorine. I

read all

labels carefully and stick with natural sugars in my foods. I'm a runner and

figure I'll run

off any extra calories, but will be hard pressed to endure another allergic

reaction.

-- Brown

About four months ago, I started drinking Diet Rite cola. I drank it for about

two weeks

and then one day at work I got laryngitis as I finished my second drink that

morning. My

face and sides of my neck broke out in red itchy hives of varying sizes, some

had a red

streak running up from them. I didn't realize the Diet Rite was the culprit

until the next

afternoon when I drank another cola and again broke out in hives, this time more

widespread. No more Splenda for me.

--Yvette

I am writing to you to let others know of my problems with the product Splenda.

We have

been drinking a carbonated flavored water sweetened with Splenda for over a

year. During

all of this time, my husband and I were always feeling tired, under the weather,

lost

interest in doing our favorite things, all our joints were aching, nausea,

gastro problems,

and most recently I had developed this terrible rash on my neck, armpits and on

my chest.

Of course, we just attributed all of this to changes in the weather, or

arthritis, allergies, or

the " What did I eat? " syndrome, UNTIL--I was doing some research on the Internet

and

discovered your page! What a blessing! After reading your page, and all of the

testimonials

from others, we stopped the Splenda water and using it in my coffee IMMEDIATELY!

I had

sent your page to my sister, who is diabetic, and she was having all of the

symptoms also,

including the rash! She is discarding all of her Splenda as well.

We have been off Splenda for three days now, my rash is slowly going away, my

energy is

coming back, and my husband no longer has the nausea that he had experienced for

the

longest time. When is the government going to take this stuff off the market?

And, who

can we contact to get this off the market? This definitely is worse than

chemical warfare! I

hope this bit of information helps someone else out there, and they discard the

" POISON "

too!

--Terri from New York

I have been doing the low-carb thing for 18 months now. A little over three

weeks ago I

started to break out in a small itchy rash. At first I thought it was due to

some new bras,

but couldn't figure why that would be since I had washed them before wearing.

Then the

rash started to get worse. My scalp was so itchy, I felt like an animal with

fleas. Then the

rash broke out on my hairline at the back of my neck. It started to appear all

the way

across on my lower back. The itching and scratching was very intense! I couldn't

control

the scratching.

It seamed to be worse in the evening and made it harder for me to get to sleep.

It also

itched more when I first got up in the morning. After going over everything new

or

different lately that I had touched or been around, it just didn't make sense

that this

reaction came from anywhere, but from something I was eating. With doing the

low-carb

thing, I limit my diet to certain foods. So after 18 months of eating

practically the same

things, I figured I was eating too much of something and my body was reacting. I

tried

zinc oxide creams and antihistamine sprays to help with the itching, but there

was little

relief.

The rash started to appear on my upper back and shoulders. With the rash

breaking out

on my upper arms and both sides of my lower hips I figured this was going to

keep

spreading until I started to rule out one by one the things I was eating, that I

was reacting

to. I stopped eating nuts, then cut way down on eggs. The rash seemed a little

better in

the first two places that appeared, or at least the itching wouldn't start up as

often and the

scabs I got from scratching myself seemed to be heeling somewhat. The mass of

rash on

my lower back felt not like skin at all, but like a smooth large thick scar, yet

with tiny

bumps. It almost feels like something living under my skin that slows down in

the daytime

but never sleeps.

Since I was cutting out certain foods, I was increasing eating other foods. The

Atkins ice

cream bars--I would eat two to three of those a day. One day I had four of them!

I thought

it might be the ice cream bars, but I didn't want it to be, so I was going to

rule that out last

before going to the doctor. I knew they would do what I was doing, so I wanted

to try it on

my own first. I also had Carb Solutions Ranch salad dressing and Atkins candy in

the

evenings. Atkins pizza tasted good, too! Thought, oh boy … pizza!

Whenever I would grocery shop, I would look for Atkins products to buy because

they had

Splenda as the sweetener. Now there are more and more products out there using

Splenda. The TV advertises it as being made from sugar, so what can be harmful

about

that? I finally got on the Internet to investigate Splenda since I have so much

of it, and was

shocked to read what I read on the subject. I kept looking and came across your

site. I

read about Marcia who had the itching and rash like me. It took me weeks to put

it

together, but thanks to your site and all the people like Marcia, it now makes

sense. So

much for the ice cream bars and the pizza and anything else with Splenda!

Some people mentioned cramping and diarrhea, I had cramping and soft stools

about

every five to six days. Never thought it was from the Splenda. I guess if you

have too much

of a 'thought to be' " good thing " for too long, it will come back and bite 'ya.

Hopefully,

there won't be any other consequences that show up later in my life. I'm looking

forward

to no more Splenda, watching the rash disappear and being able to be out in

public again

without scratching!

UPDATE: I've been off of Splenda and everything else containing sucralose for

almost a full

week now and my rash and itching are now both gone. I have a little dry skin and

scratch

marks left from the

intense scratching, but lotion is helping that. I feel great now! I hope my

experience with

Splenda will help someone else the way the stories on your Web site helped me.

--Sue F.

I picked out what seemed to be a " to-good-to-be-true " Edy's ice cream … no fat,

no

added sugar but plenty of Splenda. I ate a moderate amount after dinner and

almost

immediately an incredibly uncomfortable, ongoing bout of stomach distress

began--

complete liquification of my insides. I'll spare you the gory details.

The next morning I awoke with a terrible headache and very tired after being

awoken in

the night with continued stomach cramps. So I did some research on the Internet

and

confirmed my suspicions about what is apparently not at all an innocuous sugar

substitute. As much as I love chocolate, this is my first and last exposure to

Splenda, if I

have a choice!

--Nina Weiss

WOW, I must say I am dumbfounded! My name is Millie and I am a single

mother of

three girls. So it would be natural to be stressed. On July 27, 2004 I woke up

and had my

normal decaf cup of coffee with two equals, however later that day it was not

unusual for

me to have a craving for something sweet. I opened a packet of Splenda and

poured it on

my tongue. That is normally what I do when I have a craving. I remember on the

Friday

before having a panicky, nervous feeling but thought nothing of it.

Well it was now Wednesday the 28th and I woke up feeling good and somewhat

excited

about the day and about myself. I had my cup of decaf with two equals and went

to work.

It was about 9 a.m. when I started to feel a bit nervous and thought that maybe

they had

served me caffeinated coffee by mistake but as the time went on the panic turned

severe. I

couldn't breath I was so nervous inside I felt like I could jump out of my skin

and my vision

was impaired. It was the scariest thing I have EVER encountered. I honestly

thought that I

was going to wind up in a mental ward. I couldn't even take my lunch for fear of

getting

into a car accident. I went on the Internet to research panic attacks when I

came across the

harmful effects of aspartame, which led me to look for the harmful effects of

Splenda

because it was my " choice sweetener. "

I wanted to cry when I read the story on this site of the pharmacist. Except for

the burn

(which I too experienced from Bactrum) our symptoms were so similar. For the

past few

weeks I have had trouble with my vision, memory loss, forgetfulness, severe

thirst, joint

pain and unexplained dizziness. I am 37 and I walk on the treadmill every day

during

lunch. I am always on the go, active but healthy (so I thought). However, now

that I took a

good hard look at everything I eat (I have been low carbing for eight years), 50

percent is

made with Splenda and 50 percent NutraSweet or Equal!

I am simply devastated. I can't believe that for all these years I thought I was

being so

health conscience and in turn I have been poisoning my mind and body. The word

has got

to get out to people, especially now with the low-carb craze. EVERYTHING has

Splenda

and/or NutraSweet, and we are poisoning ourselves. If you ever need to get the

word out,

you can count on me!

UPDATE: It has been a couple of weeks since I have had any [splenda] and the one

time I

decided I couldn't have my coffee without it and just one wouldn't hurt … WRONG.

I

suffered another panic attack worse than the first!

--Milagro

Port Saint Lucie, FL

My name is Karn and I am 19 years old. I live in Rhode Island. My

entire life I have

had the option of drinking diet sodas and other supposed " diet " drinks and

foods. Each

time I consume Nutrasweet, Splenda or any type of sweetener, I get a migraine

that lasts

all day. Normally I avoid anything I believe contains sucralose but sometimes I

am fooled.

Beverages claiming " less carbs " in their title instead of " diet " catch me off

guard. For

example, the Coca Cola C2. Trying this beverage caused me to have a migraine for

eight

hours. Obviously this chemical is harmful if simply drinking half a liter can

cause such

pain. Who knows what long-term effects the regular intake of this chemical could

be.

There are people who have been fooled with the notion that diet soda is better

than

regular for your body because it doesn't contain sugar. People should be more

aware of

what the results can be.

The important thing is for me to be aware of all the different foods that

contain this

substance and avoid it completely. There should be a requirement for all these

foods to

have a warning or at least a bold marking that this food/beverage contains this

substance

as I have noticed that sometimes it is only listed in the ingredients, not

anywhere else on

the packaging.

-- Karn

Rhode Island

I learned several years ago that I was highly reactive to aspartame so I began

carefully

reading labels and have eliminated it completely from my diet. The symptoms I

was having

(mild seizure-like reactions) disappeared. I lost the ability to communicate and

to even

recall the names of my children for several minutes with each episode. That was

a

frightening occurrence. Recently, I discovered sucralose and believed from the

testimony

of others, who spoke with authority even though they didn't really know, that it

was safe.

It is not. I began having the same reactions to the sucralose as I was having to

the

asparatame. Thankfully, I have begun to research it and find that it is as

dangerous for me

as is aspartame. My doctor thinks I should have an EEG and MRI as I did three

years ago,

and I may do that just to prove to myself that I am OK, but I will be surprised

if they find

anything this time either. I will not, under any circumstances, ingest any

product that uses

artificial sweeteners of any kind. I am a believer!

--Sjs2418@...

Joint and body stiffness … difficulty walking because of the pain … eating

low-carb bars

with Splenda … feel that this is the problem's origin.

--Lily

I was shocked to read your stories on Splenda and other low-calorie sweeteners.

I also

have had reactions to this product but never made the connection. My coworker

somehow

found your Web site and told me to read it. I would come to work after drinking

coffee

with low-calorie sweeteners and started breaking out in hives and my stomach

would get

upset. I noticed also when I would drink diet drinks that I had the same

problem. Not all

the time but most of the time. And I would have no energy and want to sleep all

the time. I

quit drinking and eating anything with Nutrasweet or Splenda. I just thank my

coworker

for finding this article. There is no telling what I was doing to my body.

--Rhea S Plemmons

Whitmire, SC

I have worked in a Baltimore hospital for 25yrs. I am in no way an alarmist or

one to jump

on conspiracy theories. But I strongly believe that Splenda is fatal if used

over a period of

time. My symptoms were/are:

weight gain (30 lbs in last few years)

edema-severe

diet pepsi addiction and extreme carb cravings

sexual dysfunction

eye flashes

marked hearing impairment

headaches

memory loss

drowsiness

numbing of limbs

depression

anxiety

shortness of breath'

recent high blood pressure

I stopped using Splenda products and half of these symptoms after 2 weeks

decreased or

disappeared

-- Stromberg

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