Last night, I decided to do some browsing on the Internet concerning NutraSweet. I have had severe problems in the past for many years with this stuff, but finally tested myself by leaving it alone for 3 weeks and found after just 2 weeks that I definitely could see a change in how I felt .
My mother is experiencing health problems and my sister, who has also found that she can’t tolerate it, and I started to do some research last night to find out why she is having this particular problem.
Haven’t been able to convince her of this yet. I asked her the last time I visited with her, to leave it off for 3 solid weeks and see if she noticed a change. She’s reluctant to do it. I can understand it. It took a friend from October to August, three years ago, to convince me to try leaving it off for 3 weeks I’m so glad that I did. I had thought that I was dying. I could hardly function.
For over 10 yrs., I experienced chronic diarrhea, severe stomach cramping, isolation because of the diarrhea, dizziness, depression, low energy. I even had one doctor to diagnose me with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
I was experiencing weakness all over, especially my legs. I’ve had two MRI’s since 1988, thinking that I might be developing MS, also.
I couldn’t eat out without coming straight home. If my daughters wanted to shop, I could only go to one store, and then, come home. f we went shopping and they wanted to eat out, we shopped at one store and then ate, and then came straight home.
At home, when I cooked a meal, I didn’t have the energy to wash the dishes until the next morning. Since going completely off that stuff, I have slowly regained my ability to walk the length of the mall, can stay away from the house for longer periods of time.
I don’t have to hold on to shopping carts to maintain my balance. I still have some cramping and diarrhea, but it isn’t nearly as bad as it used to be. I don’t break out in cold sweats anymore or feel faint, worrying if I’ll make it to the restroom.
Please forgive me for being so personal in this letter.
No one knows how I’ve suffered due to this. If my letter helps one person to leave NutraSweet alone, or help change Diet Coke, or get it off the market, it’s well worth my time to write this.