I am having surgery in Feb and have been finding lots of great information here! I have noticed that many mention sugar free popsicles and other SF items. I am sensitive to artificial sweeteners but can use stevia. Is there anyone else that does not use artificial sweeteners and what do you eat-especially right after surgery?

Thank you!

I had RNY gastric bypass surgery over 3 years ago and use a variety of artificial sweeteners and also no calorie natural sweeteners. In general I have no problem due to sensitivity. The only exception might be the type used in sugar free gummy bears. Those can give you the runs if you consume too many at once. There are a wide range of artificial sweeteners and I suspect that you may be sensitive to only a few. So I recommend that you try the various types and pin down the ones you are allergic to and cannot tolerate.

Part of this process is experimentation. I use Stevia quite a bit but there are a variety of stevia blends out there and it took some experimentation to find the blend that tasted the best. There are also some other natural sweeteners that could be used but be careful in selecting them. They should be no calorie or very low calorie.

I find that artificial sweeteners make me "head hungry" if I eat/drink anything with them in the ingredients. I avoid artificial sweeteners alltogether and use only natural sugars (cane sugar, agave, coconut sugar, etc).

I'm 6 months post op and I find that I don't crave sweets. I used to have an outrageously large sweet tooth and now, anything sweet is almost too sweet.

You'll do wonderful! Good luck!!

Thank you both for the information!

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