Cough drops = extra output

I think I remember reading on here or maybe the j-pouch site that cough drops/cough or cold medicine can increase output, I guess because of whatever sweetener is in them. Well, I didn't remember I had read that until this afternoon- I woke up this morning with what seems like a nasty cold, and had several cough drops throughout the morning to help with how icky my throat feels. Then all afternoon and evening I have had to empty my bag a lot more than normal, and my output is a lot thinner than usual. Now all I want to do is sleep, but I want to make sure my stoma is done spouting out this stuff before I do- I hate waking up in the middle of the night with a super full bag. Ugh.

I guess I'm not asking any particular question... just warning others! Beware the cough drops...

You're right. It depends on the sweetener. When I had my ileo, I also had pneumonia, which led to fits of coughing. I took some Robotussin and BOOM, my output was off and running. It was because they used an artificial sweetener. Regular sugar is bad enough, but the artificial stuff causes diarrhea in people that don't know what an ostomy is. When I read about the fake stuff and the other side effects it can cause, I tried to make sure I never got any products with them in it. I changed flavored water, yogurt, you name it. I just didn't even bother to think that cough medicine would be an issue.

Sorbitol too. Rosemary