Sugar alcohols

 I had my RNY on Dec 10 and have done pretty well. I often have a dry mouth so today I decided to have a Werthers sugar free hard candy to help with that. Silly I know but sucking on a hard candy creates moisture. Anyway, afterwards I got so sick. Freezing, dizzy and eventually I went to the bathroom. Not a good feeling at all. As time passed, I felt and do feel better. I did some research on sugar alcohols and the diabetic website says it will not run up ones sugar levels enough to worry, that in general it is better than regular sugar.  My questions are, has anyone experienced this and even though sugar alcohols are better then sugar, is it bad for us RNY'ers as in dumping syndrome? Thanks

I try to stay away from anything with high sugar alcohols, when I did my surgery class we were told that sometimes when you ingest too many sugar alcohols it can cause diarreah among other things so that pretty much scared me off of anything with high sugar alcohols 

I don't remember them telling us about sugar alcohols but they may have. I read all of my literature that was given but don't recall seeing anything about it. 

I've stayed away from sugar alcohols simply because they cause such intestinal distress:  Very Stinky Gas.  

If they affect you the way you've described, I'd definitely agree you shouldn't use them.

Yes I am definitely staying away from them. Lesson learned.

I had my surgery on dec 10 as well, biotene works well for dry mouth.

Thanks for the tip about Biotene. This dry mouth is very irritating.

5 1/2 years later....sugar alcohols are STILL a bad idea!

Sugar alcohols are the very last thing I would eat. I can eat a little sugar just fine, but sugar alcohols do all kinds of bad things.

Had My RNY on 12-03 I tried 2 product with significant Sugar Alcohols Pure Protein and Atkins pars. Both cause distress as well as som bubbling. IMHO These bars with  sugar alcohols cause way more detriment (a ploy for candy sales from previously semi respected low carb diet programs now primarily interested in exploited our candy weaknesses)than small amounts