I, too, have become very ill after consuming Splenda. For the last two weeks, on my doctor's recommendation, I have been following the guidelines of the South Beach Diet which, I agree, is a healthier way to eat. In doing so, I purchased Slim Fast meal shakes which have no sugar but are sweetened with Splenda. I also have been consuming Crystal Lite which also has Splenda in it.

Shortly after drinking the Slim Fast in the morning for breakfast four days ago, I experienced nausea which, during the course of the day, became severe stomach pain. Later in the day, I drank Crystal Lite in place of water and the stomach pain continued. By evening, I was in agony and was worried my kidneys were in danger as I had excrutiating back pain, as well.

The next day, I still had not made a connection to Splenda and repeated the same menu. I continued to experience the extreme stomach and back pains. Finally, I thought about what I was consuming and decided I would not drink the Slim Fast in teh morning.

I checked for Splenda side effects on the internet this morning and found your website--and many others--concerning the problems with Splenda and acesulfame-K. Right now, it is 6:25 p.m. and I feel fine.  I had some nausea earlier in the day, but ate some chicken noodle soup which helped and I feel so much better.

I also have been experiencing severe sweating and feeling hot shortly after consuming Splenda. It would last two or three hours and subside until I consumed more sucralose.

Yesterday, my husband experienced gas, diarrhea, and upset stomach all day after consuming a Body for Life shake and breakfast snacks sweetened with sucralose and acesulfame-K. So, it is not my imagination. These artificial sweeteners are making people sick. I am thankful I was able to figure out the problem after only four days of illness instead of several months as others have had to endure.

I will never use Splenda again and will carefully read food labels looking for sucralose and acesulfame-K.  I don't seem to have any problems with Equal, of which I only use one packet to sweeten a cup of tea. Thank you very much for your informative website. I hope the FDA will listen to us soon."

Thank you K.P. for sharing your story with our visitors.

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