Sugar
I can only tolerate 2-3 grams of sugar alcohols due to the gastric upset they cause (severe gas pains, bloating and diarrehea). I could not tolerate them prior to RNY either. As far as sugar, I can eat up to 30 grams in a meal with no effect. It is best to start gradually at 5 grams and work your way up to see what you can tolerate. Only 30-40% of RNY'ers dump on sugar. The sugar grams I consume are not from refined foods.
Age at RNY: 55, Height: 5'4", Consultation Weight: 331 lbs-12/1/2009, RNY Surgery Weight: 281 lbs-3/22/2010, Goal Weight Reached: 141 lbs-6/23/2011, Lowest Weight: 126 lbs-12/11/2011,
Current Age: 61, Current Weight: 161 lbs-5/20/2016, Total Weight Loss Maintained: 170 lbs 
Essentially, sugar alcohols are the artificial sweeneters found in many reduced calorie food items. Anything that ends with "-itol" is a sugar alcohol (e.g., xylitol). How much you can/should eat depends on how you react to them. I tolerate real sugar better than sugar alcohols.
Lora
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Most Active
Recent Topics