I used to regularly consume 2-3 cans Diet soda/day. I also used to live with urinary tract infections averaging one/month. I work in a medical lab and these are confirmed infections by routine urinalysis and culture.
Two years ago I had a terrible UTI, and had been having some resistance to antibiotics by this time. I had to go to California for a meeting, so I trudged onward with antibiotics and my soda. When I arrived in my hotel room, I went to get a pop and found out it was $1.50/can. On grounds of principle, I couldn’t buy it. I recovered from my UTI, bought a soda and was ill by the afternoon. After doing some of my own cause and effect, I figured it was the soda and thought maybe it was carbonated beverages. SO NO MORE SODA FOR ME! It took a while to pinpoint the NutraSweet, but I have been free of urinary tract infections for 2 years and you can’t believe the relief! I tell everyone I know who has a UTI, to stop the diet drinks if they take them. Thanks for your web site.