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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
Heh. Can anyone shed some light on this? Please?
Before I even started to do Atkins, I tried a small container of Safeway sugar free ice cream. I am afraid I do not recall the ingredients, and cannot hit up the internet from where I am (just Usenet) to see what they are. This ice cream tasted great, and since there was NO SUGAR at all, I assume it is also low carb (I did not consider carbs at the time), but it had a very bad effect on me, causing me to have GI problems for the better part of the 24 hours after eating it. And I mean PAIN in my stomach, pain like you don't get unless you have a severe flu, or have had some sort of reaction to a food additive. I assumed at first that this was just something else I ate, and I had a conflicting reaction between food items, so a few weeks later I got another container (it was Neapolitan btw, one of my favs). Much to my disappointment, I had the EXACT SAME reaction. terrible terrible gas, the runs, and sharp pains. Anyone have any idea? anyone know of this ice cream? It is Safeway select brand, and available at Safeway, or their sister stores in California and the western usa. |
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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
"Steven C (Doktersteve)" wrote in message news:jnzwb.152889$jy.43647@clgrps13... This ice cream tasted great, and since there was NO SUGAR at all, I assume it is also low carb (I did not consider carbs at the time), but it had a very bad effect on me, causing me to have GI problems for the better part of the 24 hours after eating it. "No sugar added" does not equal no sugar. Milk has sugar in it, for instance (lactose). And I mean PAIN in my stomach, pain like you don't get unless you have a severe flu, or have had some sort of reaction to a food additive. I assumed at first that this was just something else I ate, and I had a conflicting reaction between food items, so a few weeks later I got another container (it was Neapolitan btw, one of my favs). Much to my disappointment, I had the EXACT SAME reaction. terrible terrible gas, the runs, and sharp pains. Anyone have any idea? anyone know of this ice cream? It is Safeway select brand, and available at Safeway, or their sister stores in California and the western usa. Sugar alcohol (there are several kinds, and you may not have the same reaction to all of them). Many people have that reaction, because some (if not most) of the artificial sweetener is not digested it reaches the lower intestine where the bacteria break it down and one of the byproducts is gas. It can also cause loose stools. Sugar alcohols are used where the texture of real sugar is important to the finshed product-- like thick syrup, for instance, or the ability to not freeze completely hard (as ice cream will do without sugar). You can avoid the tummy troubles by 1) making sure you only eat one serving of the product 2) making sure you eat only the kinds of sugar alcohols that don't bother you so much or 3)don't eat them at all-- make your own homemade lowcarb icecream-- it's easy and tastes better than anything you'll find in a store. Check the faq for all the recipe sites, and google the group for posted recipes. revek --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/21/2003 |
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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
"revek" wrote in message ... "Steven C (Doktersteve)" wrote in message news:jnzwb.152889$jy.43647@clgrps13... This ice cream tasted great, and since there was NO SUGAR at all, I assume it is also low carb (I did not consider carbs at the time), but it had a very bad effect on me, causing me to have GI problems for the better part of the 24 hours after eating it. "No sugar added" does not equal no sugar. Milk has sugar in it, for instance (lactose). No, it was NO SUGAR PERIOD ice cream. It said that there was no sugar content, 0g of sugar. That is why i thought "cool, i will give it a try". And I mean PAIN in my stomach, pain like you don't get unless you have a severe flu, or have had some sort of reaction to a food additive. I assumed at first that this was just something else I ate, and I had a conflicting reaction between food items, so a few weeks later I got another container (it was Neapolitan btw, one of my favs). Much to my disappointment, I had the EXACT SAME reaction. terrible terrible gas, the runs, and sharp pains. Anyone have any idea? anyone know of this ice cream? It is Safeway select brand, and available at Safeway, or their sister stores in California and the western usa. Sugar alcohol (there are several kinds, and you may not have the same reaction to all of them). Many people have that reaction, because some (if not most) of the artificial sweetener is not digested it reaches the lower intestine where the bacteria break it down and one of the byproducts is gas. It can also cause loose stools. Sugar alcohols are used where the texture of real sugar is important to the finshed product-- like thick syrup, for instance, or the ability to not freeze completely hard (as ice cream will do without sugar). You can avoid the tummy troubles by 1) making sure you only eat one serving of the product 2) making sure you eat only the kinds of sugar alcohols that don't bother you so much or 3)don't eat them at all-- make your own homemade lowcarb icecream-- it's easy and tastes better than anything you'll find in a store. Check the faq for all the recipe sites, and google the group for posted recipes. revek Wow, you know a ton about this. Are you "home schooled", or are you a nutritionalist or something to that effect? |
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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
"Steven C (Doktersteve)" wrote in message
news:jnzwb.152889$jy.43647@clgrps13... Heh. Can anyone shed some light on this? Please? Before I even started to do Atkins, I tried a small container of Safeway sugar free ice cream. I am afraid I do not recall the ingredients, and cannot hit up the internet from where I am (just Usenet) to see what they are. This ice cream tasted great, and since there was NO SUGAR at all, I assume it is also low carb (I did not consider carbs at the time), but it had a very bad effect on me, causing me to have GI problems for the better part of the 24 hours after eating it. And I mean PAIN in my stomach, pain like you don't get unless you have a severe flu, or have had some sort of reaction to a food additive. I assumed at first that this was just something else I ate, and I had a conflicting reaction between food items, so a few weeks later I got another container (it was Neapolitan btw, one of my favs). Much to my disappointment, I had the EXACT SAME reaction. terrible terrible gas, the runs, and sharp pains. Anyone have any idea? anyone know of this ice cream? It is Safeway select brand, and available at Safeway, or their sister stores in California and the western usa. one word. no, two words: sugar alcohol. stay away from it. a tsp of sugar is better than that vile stuff. indrani. |
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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 03:11:36 GMT, "Steven C \(Doktersteve\)"
announced in front of God and everybody: "revek" wrote in message ... "No sugar added" does not equal no sugar. Milk has sugar in it, for instance (lactose). No, it was NO SUGAR PERIOD ice cream. It said that there was no sugar content, 0g of sugar. That is why i thought "cool, i will give it a try". That's not possible, if it's actually ice cream. Like Revek said, milk has carbs from the lactose. Dawn -- REVIEW: "Gothika" http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=21539 DAILY DOSE OF HUMDRUM: http://www.livejournal.com/users/dtaylor |
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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
"Dawn Taylor" wrote in message ... On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 03:11:36 GMT, "Steven C \(Doktersteve\)" announced in front of God and everybody: "revek" wrote in message ... "No sugar added" does not equal no sugar. Milk has sugar in it, for instance (lactose). No, it was NO SUGAR PERIOD ice cream. It said that there was no sugar content, 0g of sugar. That is why i thought "cool, i will give it a try". That's not possible, if it's actually ice cream. Like Revek said, milk has carbs from the lactose. Dawn Aw man, what I don't know could fill a warehouse and then some |
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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
And I mean PAIN in my stomach, pain like you don't get unless you have a
severe flu, or have had some sort of reaction to a food additive. A friend of mine had a similar experience....did you also have the "nonfat no sugar added"? She felt that it was the stuff they used as a fat substitute that made her sick. Sue |
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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
Steven C (Doktersteve) wrote:
Wow, you know a ton about this. Are you "home schooled", or are you a nutritionalist or something to that effect? "Home schooled". I spent a solid year reading this group for 6-8 hours every day plus many of the associated links (housewife with teens who had drivers liscences --taxi service at my house ended the day they passed the test). I didn't read everything available, because there are some things I'm not interested in or don't pertain to me. My memory is not as good as it was when I was in high school (I could read a textbook and remember the page the answer was on during tests many weeks later) -- it deteriorated somewhat over the years for various reasons, but I can still remember quite a bit. Plus you can find an answer to just about everything you can think of if you google the archives (not necessarily a correct answer mind you... LOL). revek --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/21/2003 |
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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
Hi there,
It sounds as though it is the sugar alcohols contained in the ice cream that are causing the problem. I had the same problem with diabetic sweets the first time I ate them. Try not to eat too much of the stuff at once... after a while your body will get used to them. I can eat diabetic sweets every day now without any problems apart from a gurgling stomach and a small amount of gas hahaha. "Steven C (Doktersteve)" wrote in message news:jnzwb.152889$jy.43647@clgrps13... Heh. Can anyone shed some light on this? Please? Before I even started to do Atkins, I tried a small container of Safeway sugar free ice cream. I am afraid I do not recall the ingredients, and cannot hit up the internet from where I am (just Usenet) to see what they are. This ice cream tasted great, and since there was NO SUGAR at all, I assume it is also low carb (I did not consider carbs at the time), but it had a very bad effect on me, causing me to have GI problems for the better part of the 24 hours after eating it. And I mean PAIN in my stomach, pain like you don't get unless you have a severe flu, or have had some sort of reaction to a food additive. I assumed at first that this was just something else I ate, and I had a conflicting reaction between food items, so a few weeks later I got another container (it was Neapolitan btw, one of my favs). Much to my disappointment, I had the EXACT SAME reaction. terrible terrible gas, the runs, and sharp pains. Anyone have any idea? anyone know of this ice cream? It is Safeway select brand, and available at Safeway, or their sister stores in California and the western usa. |
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Safeway no sugar added ice cream makes my tummy EXPLODE!
I've checked the low-carb ice creams and it usually lists Sorbital as an
ingredient. I (and you too) am very sensitive to it. I'm so sensitive that Dentine Ice gum also sends me running to the bathroom. I used to think I was IBS, now I realize it is a terrible reaction to the Sorbital. Now, you couldn't pay me to chew a piece of their gum or sample anything else made with that stuff. |
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