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what are sugar alcohols and where do I find them?

ritarugger
on 5/8/12 10:16 am - NY
RNY on 05/10/12 with
For the life of me, I cannot find sugar alcohol on any nutrition labels.  Am I looking in the wrong place.  I haven't had surgery yet, but I am trying to get prepared
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Cheryl N.
on 5/8/12 10:35 am - Des Moines, WA
Revision on 08/01/11 with
I think any products that ends in -iol  manitol, x, soribitol, etc...

Some can cause you to dump, as your stomach will be angry.   Excessive compustion can cause diarrhea, cramps, etc.

I have tried sugar free ice cream, but it made my stomach angry and I felt weird afterwards.  Not worth it.

246 in Dec 2008 before banded 1/28/09 at 215 lbs, band crapped 9/09 at 170 lbs and struggled with it and regained to 203 revised to bypass on 8/1/11 and am very happy.

 

    
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lillypond...
on 5/8/12 10:47 am
  • Erythritol
  • Hydrogenated starch hydrolysates
  • Isomalt
  • Lactitol
  • Maltitol
  • Mannitol
  • Sorbitol
  • Xylitol

These are some sugar alcohols: so even thru it may not been in the ingredients as sugar alcohol these could be there;; Be careful too much can make you dump-- A lot of sugar free stuff has a lot of these in them :)
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jazzycatz
on 5/8/12 10:49 am - Joppa, MD
RNY on 09/28/10 with
If aproduct contains one of the -iols that the previous poster mentioned you can find out how much is in a product underneath the carb listing.  It will give you total carbs and then break it down into fiber, sugar and sugar alcohols. 
            
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ritarugger
on 5/8/12 1:20 pm - NY
RNY on 05/10/12 with
Thank you all so much for the quick reply. I am really doing my best to get prepared for this!!!
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