Aldi Sugar Free Sweets diarrhoea WARNING

tem_2

I am slightly overweight so I decided to cut down on sugar.

I bought some Aldi Dominion SugarFree Clear Fruits sweets from Aldi to eat while at the pictures.

Started eating them at 7 o'clock when the picture started and at about 8:30 I thought I had wind and needed to fart.

Was I wrong.

What came out wasn't gas. It was water.

Obnoxious smelling water.

I had to go to the toilet, luckily it was dark, you try walking while clenching your buttocks.


I spent the rest of visit to the pictures sitting on the toilet getting rid of water.

My partner had to send someone looking for me as I never made it back to the pictures before the picture finished.

The cause of all my discomfort and embarrassment?

Aldi's Sugar Free Sweets containing acesulfame-k

From what I have read about this stuff it should be banned.

It is poison

I did go to the doctor and she recommended that I should never eat anything containing this poison ever.


So if you decided to cut down on sugar and have had diarrhoea check that you are not poisoning yourself with acesulfame-k

I don't suppose writing to Aldi will achieve anything.

GwylimT

Lots of sugar free sweets cause diarrhea during excessive consumption and many warn of this on the packet.

fozmcfc

Agree with Gwylim above, many sugar free sweets, cause a tight stomach, with very bad wind and a laxative effect as well and it is normally mentioned on the pack.

I remember eating a whole pack of sugar free polos once not having read the warning. My stomach was in knots for a few hours.

I still buy sugar free sweets sometimes, but wouldn't eat more than 4 or 5 over a day.

smileygill

Never heard of acesulfame-k causing this problem and a quick web search shows no corroboration.

The culprit is usually sorbitol, and products containing it carry a clear warning of this possible effect if you eat more than a few.

jacques_chirac

How many did you eat? The packet clearly states "Excessive consumption may cause laxative effects." Did you really need to consult your GP over a case of the runs?

For anyone that has not tried them - the butterscotch ones are divine, and only 9 calories in each!

Coopdivi

Were you watching Gone With The Wind?

EmmaHerts

GwylimT wrote: »

Lots of sugar free sweets cause diarrhea during excessive consumption and many warn of this on the packet.

This is common knowledge, OP. You were being pretty greedy though to cause it.

peachyprice

Did you read the pack before you went into the dark of the cinema OP, sugar free sweets usually carry a warning that they may have a laxative effect if you eat an excessive amount.

Tigsteroonie

smileygill wrote: »

Never heard of acesulfame-k causing this problem and a quick web search shows no corroboration.

The culprit is usually sorbitol, and products containing it carry a clear warning of this possible effect if you eat more than a few.

I think that demonstrates a poor use of search engine results by the OP Acesulfame-K and Sorbitol often appear mentioned on the same webpages, so a search for Acesulfame-K and diarrhoea brings up a fair number of results - mainly because of the Sorbitol entry and side-effects list (but obviously I have not checked every result returned).

Ronaldo_Mconaldo

On the plus side I reckon you must have been a few pounds lighter because of them.

montyrebel

are yu sure they werent sugar free sweets for diabetics as these are known to cause this problem in non diabetics