Does anyone else get sick after using artifical sweeteners?

Question

I have been noticing lately that if I consume more than one serving a day of Aspartame or Splenda, I will get really sick. Headache, dizziness, exhaustion, fatigue, tightness around the head and neck.
I try to avoid artificial sweetners but was offered a Listerine Pocket Pack (cinnimon) I ate about 3 servings that day and the next day I needed to leave work early to go home and rest. Anyone else?

Friday I was trying to figure out if it was something I ate that made me sick. and I looked up the listerine pocket pack ingredients list. the variety I consumed contained Splenda. I never noticed that Splenda made me sick, just Aspertame. But then again, nothing says that the ingredients listed were really the ingredients added to the product.

Answer 1

Aspartame: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious including seizures and death.(1) A few of the 90 different documented symptoms listed in the report as being caused by aspartame include: Headaches/migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability, tachycardia, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, loss of taste, tinnitus, vertigo, memory loss, and joint pain.

I have not researched the literature to find opposing views
However, this publication says aspartame is not a problem:
http://www.greenfacts.org/en/aspartame/l-3/aspartame-4.htm#3p0

Answer 2

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Answer 3

With the newer types of insulin these days, diabetic diets aren't necessarily as restrictive as they used to be. Read here https://tr.im/jylFQ
As with any medicine or diet change, you should discuss it with your doctor. Fruits, both fresh and dried, have a natural sugar in them that will raise blood sugar levels, so be careful about eating too much. Not sure about the nuts. Moderation is always the key. I've been diabetic for 18 years and just recently changed insulin types. I love it because it gives me more freedom in when and what I eat.

Answer 4

It's an artificial ingredient - there is a possibility you have an allergic type reaction to it.

If you don't consume it regularly, your body may not know how to process it. I'd recommend just staying away from them.

Check out www.webmd.com maybe you can find more there.

Answer 5

yes! the same thing has always happened to me and horrible migranes... I've never been able to handle artificial sweeteners... at my inlaws all i can drink is milk cause my father in law is diabetic and they only have diet soda or tea but no sugar..... I've always wondered what caused that.... Ive just always assumed it could be some kind of allergy possibly?

Answer 6

Now that you mention it..

Usually it is not a problem.
But lately i noticed that when drinking diet coke, i get a really nasty headache.

So, back to normal coke and more movement for me.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Me too. It took me awhile to figure out what it was, but I have the same issue. If you look it up, those symptoms mean you have a sensitivity to them. Who knew?

Answer 9

I get really bad headaches from artificial sweetners. And they just taste terrible!

Answer 10

I get migraines that are awful after eating anything with aspertame in it, even chewing gum.