Posted 6/27/2017 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hi!
Have any of you quit all artificial sweeteners? I am currently on day 3 of not having any of them, no diet coke, no splenda....ect. I have cut down on them in the past, but never eliminated them completely. After having a flare that seemingly keeps coming back, I am now trying to make every dietary and lifestyle change that I can to try to keep it at bay. I believe that dietary and lifestyle changes can really help this disease. I notice that on the weekends, when I drink more tea with splenda, I suffer from more flares the days that follow. I don't know if it's a cycle, but it's worth a try to experiment and stop using these sweeteners. The only thing is that I think they tend to help a little bit with motility for me. That is probably in my head a little bit tho bc at the amount that I use, I don't think it makes much of a difference. Have any of you guys quit using this stuff and how was it? I have a headache right now but it's probably me detoxing from all the chemicals. I know that I'm going thru a little bit of withdrawl but that's normal and this is the right thing to do. I need support, I know it's silly but I believe this is going to really help. Would love to hear your stories.