Not only do I have severe physical responses to Aspartame (the chemical name for NutraSweet) but they’re often delayed a day or two which made it tough to figure out what had happened.
At one time, I believed that I was becoming too dependent on the reaction to Aspartame (as in the theory which claims that if you crave a food item, you’re allergic to it and the craving is a way for your body to NOT have to go through the withdrawal) and that’s actually what convinced me to avoid it altogether.
I think my ob/gyn said it best when he told me that “women in China have been drinking tea and having babies for thousands of years, but no one knows what Aspartame REALLY does to the human body over long-term – and no pregnant woman should ingest Aspartame”. So why should I take better care of myself when I’m pregnant than when I’m not? Thank God I can still drink my tea!
Our family drinks a great deal of ‘earth juice’ (water) now, and we’re all pretty happy about it. I’m a distilled water fan, myself.