Sugar alcohol ??

kesa85
on 7/26/12 9:39 am - LA

RNY on 07/31/12

I am on my liquid diet pre op and just discovered that my sugar free jello has sugar alcohol??!! Van I eat that after surgery or shouldn't we eat any sugar alcohol?

MajorMom
on 7/26/12 9:50 am - VA

DS on 08/09/07

Some sugar alcohols are really hard on RNY and DS patients. Too much of them can give us gas and diarrhea. I think in small quantities some are fine. I have to stick to Splenda and stevia/Truvia. Some folks are fine Equal and NutraSweet. Maltitol is one to stay away from.

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southernlady5464
on 7/26/12 10:17 am

DS on 01/24/11

Sugar alcohol's can be issues for pre-ops as well as post op's...I've been using splenda for years but many others give me terrible issues.

Liz

Price S.
on 7/26/12 10:18 am, edited 7/25/12 10:19 pm - Mills River, NC

RNY on 09/09/10

My cast iron pouch made from my old cast iron tummy doesn't have a problem with any of them. but tread lightly, others report all kinds of problems.

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Roz !!!!
on 7/26/12 11:38 am - Butler, PA

I have to watch how much I use at a time because I dump on it just like sugar. I was having a lot of hot flashes when I would drink unsweetened iced tea and that's when I figured out I was dumping on the splenda. It doesn't bother me as much in food as it does in liquids.

Roz

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Kermit P.
on 7/26/12 11:49 am

RNY on 03/08/11

As everyone said, some have difficulty with sugar alcohols and others dont. I have never heard of anyone though having trouble with jello! I eat some almost every day.

Good luck with your upcoming surgery!!

~~Jennifer

HW/232 CW/145.2 GW/???

kesa85
on 7/26/12 12:00 pm - LA

RNY on 07/31/12

Thanks everybody . So basically just have to see how I will react after surgery lol it's tricky with these sugars I saw the sugar free and thought I am good to go ;)

Ladytazz
on 7/26/12 5:33 pm

I used to have issues with them like gas and diarrhea but since I have problems with constipation I would eat things with them to use as a laxative. Now I seem to have built up a tolerance to them as they have zero affect on me now. I can eat them by the bucket full and I don't get a toot. Same thing with Miralax. I use a capful every day and I still have a problem going. It's like my body is used to those things now and I have to up the ante.

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High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.

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