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Posted 5/11/2011 1:39 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

How does everyone do with using artificial sweetners when you are flaring? I have always used sweetners and was curious if actually complicates things.

On another thought, what about coffee. Do you usually stay away from coffee when you are flaring? I usually only have a couple of cups a day and in the early stages of a flare, I am usually in the bathroom shortly after I drink the coffee.

Anyway, thanks for listening and I would love to hear your feedback.
Posted 5/11/2011 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
I've never been able to figure out conclusively if they make any difference. I like the flavor of the artificially flavored metamucil better, so I use it more. The one with normal sugar tastes really watery to me.
Posted 5/11/2011 6:09 AM (GMT 0)
I cannot use artificial sweeteners at all. Those make my stomach hurt. It doesn't matter if I flare up or not. But coffee - maybe just listen to your guts? Usually coffee makes you go, so if your flaring up it can makes things worse. It is acid, so not so good for sick guts.
BTW, I drink usually very dark, strong coffee. But when my UC is off, I just can not even stand the smell of coffee :-)
Posted 5/11/2011 11:19 AM (GMT 0)
I drink coffee whether flaring or not. If I'm flaring, , it just doesn't taste as good, so I might have one cup in the morning. When I'm ok and it tastes good, I might have as much as 3 cups.
I find that any hot liquid (coffee, tea, even hot water) especially in the morning, will trigger the urge for a BM.... but I'm ok with that - I figure I can get my bathroom time over in the morning before I leave the house!

I have never used artificial sweeteners, but I've heard that some can trigger D, so... I've stayed away from them.
Posted 5/11/2011 2:26 PM (GMT 0)
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Posted 5/12/2011 3:36 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for your responses. I appreciate it.
Posted 5/12/2011 8:58 AM (GMT 0)
I do not use them. At all.
When i feel in need of a sweetner - now after more than 1 year on SCD it happends verry rarely - i just have me a teaspoon of honey.
Posted 5/12/2011 1:17 PM (GMT 0)
     I've used Sweet and Low for years and don't believe it harmed me in any way.  When I had flares (cured because of surgery last June), I could not drink coffee at all. 
Posted 5/12/2011 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
I avoid artificial sweeteners, they make my stomach hurt and give me diahrea.   I will only have the odd cup of coffee when I am fully in remission otherwise I cannot drink it because of its laxative effects.

I do drink teatley tea  and am ok with it.

Posted 5/12/2011 8:37 PM (GMT 0)
I do not use artificial sweeteners, the only sugar I use is honey.

In remission now I can have a small amount of real coffee in the morning which gets things moving. When flaring coffee was not a good thing at all although my brain was always trying to talk me into it (that and chocolate). Even in remission my gut behaves better without chocolate and "real" chocolate is much worse than cheap diluted candy bar chocolate. (I know you didn't ask about chocolate but...:-))
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