Aspartame Sweetener Review

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compcat6
Grantsville, UT

This stuff can cause some VERY BAD health problems!

a cat owner, A realist, not rich, I believe in fairness, experienced parent, Open-minded, health conscious, full of common sense

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Pros

Tastes like sugar... works like sugar!!

Cons

too many side effects, Reactions can be severe and painful, is saving calories worth the problems, side effects, really really bad for you

DEC

2007

Aspartame can cause SEVERE, adverse health reactions, which often will imitate other, serious illnesses. I found this out the hard way. Like many people, I was calorie conscious, and trying to maintain a moderate weight, so I traded in regular soda for DIET soda. One night, I began to experience SEVERE, Scraping, Knifing pains in my lower abdomen that would radiate toward my lower back, mainly on one side. I was rushed to the ER, where doctors were SURE I was experiencing a Kidney Stone. They pumped 17 grams of Morphine into me for the pain, over the next 6 hours- but it didn't stop the pain. They X-rayed me, and couldn't see a stone, so they assumed I'd passed it- though we KNEW I hadn't. Then, 4 months later, I decided to drink a diet soda while I began to prepare Thanksgiving Dinner. Within a few hours, I was having the EXACT severe pain, and symptoms that had sent me to the ER before. That's when I realized the only thing that was the same was the Diet cola. I hadn't had one since my last painful attack. Then I began seeing health notices about the Aspartame... TRUST ME- the calories saved is NOT WORTH what this stuff will end up doing to you.