One night, I decided to have some espresso with Splenda. As I was drinking my coffee, I started to feel very hot in the face. I thought it was from the hot coffee. My husband then said to me, "who scratched your face?" I said nobody had and asked him why he was asking. He told me my face was red and had welts on it. I ran to the bathroom mirror and saw my face was red and swollen with welts across my cheeks. My fingers and arms were swollen, as well.

At first, I had no idea what this could be. I called my pharmacy and was told to take some benedryl as I was having an allergic reaction to something I had eaten or touched. I then told the pharmacists I had a coffee with Splenda. He said it was probably the Splenda.

I have since stopped using Splenda. It took quite a few hours for the redness and swelling to go away.  It was a most frightening experience."

Thank you B.F. for sharing your story with our visitors.

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