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Splenda - the sugar substitute you need to be wary about
On 16 March 2005, we received this note from A.W. of Madison, MS, concerning their use of sucralose.
"Splenda makes me itch! I had been using it for a few weeks. At first, I didn't put two-and-two together.  Then, I decided to stop using Splenda. The itching stopped. It seemed to take a few weeks for the itching to completely clear up.

I have used the product again several times for just a short period and the itching would return and then clear up when I stopped.  Now, it seems like I only have to use one product with Splenda in it before the itching returns. And this is not because I'm looking for it.

The itching will return for a couple of days and then I have to think back to see if I can remember if I had eaten or drank something with this product in it.

Also, my hair has been thinning. Although I know that this is a natural thing occurring with age, I think it has been thinning too much in the past couple of years for normal.  After I started researching the information on the web about sucralose, I starting researching the information on aspartame, as well.

I am stopping all aspartame use as of today to see if that stops my hair loss. I have used aspartame for probably 20 years, but only in the last two or three years have I started using it more than in just diet drinks. I had begun using it in coffee, on cereal, etc. So, I'll see what happens."

Thank you A.W. for sharing your story with our visitors.



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