what are sugar alcohols and where do I find them?

ritarugger
on 5/8/12 3:16 am - NY

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

Cheryl N.
on 5/8/12 3:35 am - Des Moines, WA

Revision on 08/01/11

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.

lillypond...
on 5/8/12 3:47 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 :)

jazzycatz
on 5/8/12 3:49 am - Joppa, MD

RNY on 09/28/10

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.

ritarugger
on 5/8/12 6:20 am - NY

Thank you all so much for the quick reply. I am really doing my best to get prepared for this!!!

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