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SORBITAL SENSITIVITY (Copied from Dallas Ostomatic News)via Ostoline, TX

Our digestive system produces gases as food is processed - up to three pints daily, reports the National Institute of Health. It’s normal to pass the gases up to 14 times a day, but 50 million Americans put up with much more. We all know high fiber foods and milk allergies can aggravate the problem, but your trigger could be sugar-free foods.

Researchers report that 56 percent of us are sensitive to Sorbital, the artificial sweetener in many sugar-free foods, gums and candies. The result? “Bloating and diarrhea - and increased gas production”, says Deborah Kwolek , MD, of the University of Kentucky. She recommends reading labels and avoiding sorbitol for two weeks. “You may notice an amazing difference.”

(Editor’s note: for many years I was puzzled as to why I would have output within a few minutes of getting into my car. I finally associated this annoyance with the stick of gum I always put into my mouth when I got into the car. I changed from Wrigley’s Extra to Trident, and the problem stopped. After reading the above, I checked the ingredients of Wrigley’s Extra and, indeed, sorbital was on the Label.)

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