Sooooooooo is sucking on piece of sugar free candy cheating??

I hope not. I just bought a 16 pound box of sugar free lollipops.

I don't think it's cheating at all. Just be careful of carbs and sugar-alcohols. Some of the sugar-free Gummy Bears and Jellybeans I've looked at have more carbs than I had expected. And the sugar alcohols can have a laxative effect...

Beware of sugar free candies - they can be loaded with sugar alcohols that can wreak havoc with your system. If there is any ingredient with "itol" at the end (malitol, sorbitol, xylitol, etc) - look out - that's a sugar alcohol.

For an amusing view of what problems sugar alcohols can cause, read this http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/product-reviews/B000EVQWKC

I have tried them and I think they actually trigger hunger for me. (I think Splenda does the same thing.)

I hope not! I've ate them since just before my surgery. I have a up to 5 hard candies a day some times. I did however eat like 15- 20 I think one day and it hurt my belly so bad. I paid for that in the potty for a day an half. YIKES lol never again

I take a sugar-free cough drop here and there and they definitely help. They don't trigger hunger for me the way nuts/carbs/slider type foods do. I think it's different for each of us.

OK , thank you all for your help!

Fart city#sorbitol

Sugar free stuff will have a laxative effect if taken in more than one serving size. Learned that the hard way in high school with cough drops :/

I used to eat sugar free chocolate candies (russel Stovers) and noticed after a while they were turning my teeth darker. Might want to watch for that.

Edited December 11, 201312 yr by Branmuffin

Some docs and nuts say yes, some say no. I'm assuming you're on liquids ..?

I am on pureed/blenderized foods right now. I see the laxative and fart city remark to be true. I usually only have my coffee flavored one in the morning. I doesn't make me miss my coffee as much.

Beware of sugar free candies - they can be loaded with sugar alcohols that can wreak havoc with your system. If there is any ingredient with "itol" at the end (malitol, sorbitol, xylitol, etc) - look out - that's a sugar alcohol.

For an amusing view of what problems sugar alcohols can cause, read this http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/product-reviews/B000EVQWKC

The amazon reviews made me cry with laughter. O. M. G.

Hilarious!!!

Beware of sugar free candies - they can be loaded with sugar alcohols that can wreak havoc with your system. If there is any ingredient with "itol" at the end (malitol, sorbitol, xylitol, etc) - look out - that's a sugar alcohol. For an amusing view of what problems sugar alcohols can cause, read this http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/product-reviews/B000EVQWKC

These reviews are hilarious!

TMI but true story: I eat 6 or 7 sugar free Ice Breakers when I'm constipated. Cheaper and faster than Miralax!