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That's the problem with most substances with no caloric value, the body can't absorb it and tries to get rid of it by inducing the shits. Your colon is like: "Wtf is this dude eating mud?".
This is why those sugar-free gummy bears give people epic diarrhea, they are almost completely sugar replacements. The brain and nose/mouth love it, but the intestines can't do anything with it and want to get rid of it ASAP.
I'm not sure there is a way to fix this, which is kinda sad because I really want to lose weight, but also stress eat sweets.
Reverse chirality sugar may be a way forward, but nobody has figured out how to make it cheap in large quantities.
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Got a bottle of 99 Banannas liquor once. Its got to be using the same sweetener as the cursed gummybears. I never threw out a bottle of alcohol before that moment. 2 shots and an hour later on on the toilet praying for death.
How do you drink that in the first place? I drink everclear and 99 bananas is like poison to me.
I tried something new and was punished for it. I clearly was not capable of drinking it.
What sugar substitute do they use in that? Cuz aspartame and Splenda (the two most common substitutes I am aware of) ain't never gave me the shits like Olestra chips did. Your body did literally nothing with that stuff so it came out the same way it went in, giving you an oily discharge.
Sorbitol and xylitol are common sugar alcohols used in gums and gummies. Sorbitol is naturally occurring in fruits in varying amounts, and, in conjunction with fiber, contributes to the medicinal effects of prunes and prune juice.
Ah... I actually go out of my way to avoid sorbitol just because it's one of the things that's really toxic for dogs. Not that I'd give them a gummy bear; but if they should get into them while I'm not looking I wouldn't want it to be something that could kill them.
You should probably spend a bit more time avoiding xylitol then, if that's your reasoning. Sorbitol isn't toxic to dogs for the most part. Xylitol on the other hand is.
I really dislike these words in this order.
I think they usually use some variant of stevia extracts. It depends on the person, as different people are more sensitive to one thing or the other. Another big factor is what other ingredients were used, usually preservatives and stabilizers. People make big scares about some of these, but they have been used for many decades and are totally safe. But again, depending on the person, a specific combination can trigger more intense effects. Coconut oil is often used as well, which can be a trigger for a lot of people. By far the biggest factor is the dosage. As with anything bad for you, the dosage matters. A little packet of stevia powder in a cup of tea might very little, whilst candy usually has a lot of sugar and in turn a lot of sugar substitute. Eat just a few gummy bears and you're fine, eat the whole bag and be prepared to live on the toilet for a while.
Another product often used, especially in those infamous gummy bears is Lycasin. For some reason lycasin is especially hard on the intestines, they want it out of there pronto and the best way to do that is to flood everything with water and violently eject it out of the nearest airlock.
Aspertame usually doesn't trigger anything, but isn't as sweet. So it's mostly used in drinks, where other flavors and the carbonation is dominant in the taste. Drinking a couple of liters of diet coke containing aspertame is fine for most people, the acid and gas would be a larger source of discomfort than the sweetener. Eating a couple of tablespoon of the stuff would most likely trigger a response down below.