why didnt anyone tell me that diet pop was this bad for you????

[rudeguy]

aspartame side affects

I have been having pretty bad panic attacks for a while now. After talking to my uncle, I decided that maybe it was as simple as the diet pop I have been drinking. I havent had a sip of diet pop in 3 days, and I havent had the slightest hint of a panic attack (first time I have gone this long in months.)

Check out some of the other side affects:


# of
people (%)
Eye
- Decreased vision and/or other eye problems 140 (25%)
(blurring, "bright flashes," tunnel vision)
- Pain (or or both eyes) 51 (9%)
- Decreased tears, trouble with contact lens, 46 (8%)
or both
- Blindness (one or both eyes) 14 (3%)

Ear
- Tinnitus ("ringing," "buzzing") 73 (13%)
- Severe intolerance for noise 47 (9%)
- Marked impairment of hearing 25 (5%)

Neurologic
- Headaches 249 (45%)
- Dizziness, unsteadiness, or both 217 (39%)
- Confusion, memory loss, or both 157 (29%)
- Severe drowsiness and sleepiness 93 (17%)
- Paresthesias ("pins and needles," "tingling") 82 (15%)
or numbness of the limbs
- Convulsions (grand mal epileptic attacks) 80 (15%)
- Petit mal attacks and "absences" 18 (3%)
- Severe slurring of speech 64 (12%)
- Severe tremors 51 (9%)
- Severe "hyperactivity" and "restless legs" 43 (8%)
- Atypical facial pain 38 (7%)

Psychologic-Psychiatric
- Severe depression 139 (25%)
- "Extreme irritability" 125 (23%)
- "Severe anixiety attacks" 105 (19%)
- "Marked personality changes" 88 (16%)
- Recent "severe insomnia" 76 (14%)
- "Severe aggravation of phobias" 41 (7%)

Chest
- Palpitations, tachycardia (rapid heart action), 88 (16%)
of both
- "Shortness of breath" 54 (10%)
- Atypical chest pain 44 (8%)
- Recent hypertension (high blood pressure) 34 (6%)

Gastrointestinal
- Nausea 79 (14%)
- Diarrhea 70 (13%)
Associated gross blood in the stools (12)
- Abdominal pain 70 (13%)
- Pain on swallowing 28 (5%)

Skin and Allergies
- Severe itching without a rash 44 (8%)
- Severe lip and mouth reactions 29 (5%)
- Urticaria (hives) 25 (5%)
- Other eruptions 48 (9%)
- Aggravation of respiratory allergies 10 (2%)

Endocrine and Metabolic
- Problems with diabetes: loss of control; 60 (11%)
precipitation of clinical diabetes;
aggravation or simulation of diabetic
complications
- Menstrual changes 45 (6%)
Severe reduction or cessation of periods (22)
- Paradoxic weight gain 34 (5%)
- Marked weight loss 26 (6%)
- Marked thinning or loss of the hair 32 (6%)
- Aggravated hypoglycemia (low blood sugar 25 (5%)
attacks)

Other
- Frequency of voiding (day and night), burning 69 (13%)
on urination (dysuria), or both
- Excessive thirst 65 (12%)
- Severe joint pains 58 (11%)
- "Bloat" 57 (10%)
- Fluid retention and leg swelling 20 (4%)
- Increased susceptibility to infection 7 (1%)

 

[KarenMarie]

My brother in law used to conrete the floors in the plants that make that stuff.

The workers were dressed in head to toe suits (like biohazard). they worked for 40 minutes and had to go outside for 20 minutes. Every hour 40 on/20 outside. And he had to reconcrete the floor every six months, cause that stuff ater away the concrete.

I have been drinking it since ... hellfire... since TAB first came out

 

[z0mb13]

holy shiznits.. is that list for real??

so I need to avoid diet coke and pepsi??

 

[cronos]

diet pops suck.
drink the real thing or else just drink water.

 

[jagec]

I've always known....that's why I NEVER drink diet soda. Basically, anytime you take junk food and change ONE of the ingredients to make it more "healthy", it actually ends up being WORSE for you.

 

[topslop1]

My mom has some of those problems and she loves diet coca cola. She had problems with her joints which is kind of ironic now that I'm reading this. She's addicted for sure though.. Won't give it up even if you paid her yet she claims she doesn't have a problem..

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: topslop1
My mom has some of those problems and she loves diet coca cola. She had problems with her joints which is kind of ironic now that I'm reading this. She's addicted for sure though.. Won't give it up even if you paid her yet she claims she doesn't have a problem..

email her that link. I didnt think I had a problem either. I never put 2 and 2 together.

 

[Atomicus]

Diet Coke tastes like carbonated water.... I didn't drink any diet soda after that experience

 

[stonecold3169]

This is interesting, just last week Iwent to the doctor, I had seen a lot of rapid weight gain and excessive sweating all of a sudden, which struck me as unusual since I'm a bit of a health nut, run 5-10 miles a day, etc...

Did some blood work, and he linked it to this, I cut off the diet soda for whats now 1 1/2 weeks or so, and man, the sweating has dropped way down to normal levels, and the weight is actually dropping too. Soooo weird, it hit me all at once.

 

[Jzero]

It's the phosphoric acid that kicks my ass.

 

[bleeb]

I think from now on, I'm going to stick with good ol' plain water.

 

[rahvin]

You should clarify that the list is in relation to aspartame, there are in fact 3 artifical sweetners and aspartame is the one that people have problems with. Might have something to do with aspartame turning into wood alcohol and fermaldihyde at body temp.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: rahvin
You should clarify that the list is in relation to aspartame, there are in fact 3 artifical sweetners and aspartame is the one that people have problems with. Might have something to do with aspartame turning into wood alcohol and fermaldihyde at body temp.

so if I drink diet pop, I will get drunk, grow wood, then be preserved like that for all to see?
:thumbsup:

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: rahvin
You should clarify that the list is in relation to aspartame, there are in fact 3 artifical sweetners and aspartame is the one that people have problems with. Might have something to do with aspartame turning into wood alcohol and fermaldihyde at body temp.

so if I drink diet pop, I will get drunk, grow wood, then be preserved like that for all to see?
:thumbsup:

snopes link

 

[lobadobadingdong]

silly yank, it called coke, not pop. (you get it from a coke machine don't you?)

 

[CraigRT]

ouch.
i definitely have problems with my contacts, but i don't drink diets.
i really should stop drinking pop all together, but it's just too convenient sometimes... (vending machines at work, etc)

 

[DaiShan]

That is a pretty small sample size, 600 people generally is not considered indicative of the overall population, I'd like to read up more on how the tests were conducted.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: lobadobadingdong
silly yank, it called coke, not pop. (you get it from a coke machine don't you?)

I've made my peace with the 'soda' people. Soda is acceptable. But I will never, NEVER accept 'coke' as a generic term for all of pop.

 

[tk149]

Do you always believe everything you read on the internet? Find a more reputable link than holisticmedicine.com, and maybe I'll listen. Or hyperlink to some of the more reputable references quoted in that article.

BTW, are you familiar with the placebo effect? Barnum effect?

Here's some other articles on that website:

Prayer Can Have Positive Health Consequences: New Evidence [Entered: Nov 26, 2001]
Organic Farming Reduces Greenhouse Gasses & Global Warming [Entered: December 4, 1998]

 

[Excelsior]

Hmm..I think I might just stick to water, iced tea, and beer.

 

[Turkish]

diet soda is not the best thing out there. everyone knows that. but don't expect me to believe something http://www.holisticmed.com/ has published. sorry.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: lobadobadingdong
silly yank, it called coke, not pop. (you get it from a coke machine don't you?)

I've made my peace with the 'soda' people. Soda is acceptable. But I will never, NEVER accept 'coke' as a generic term for all of pop.

If you ever visit texas/new mexico/southern oklahoma/louisianna, you should probably say soda or carbonated beverage then, if you ask for a coke you'll get a dr.pepper, if you ask for a pop, some wiseacre will likely hit you in the mouth, or simply look at you like your a silly yank.

 

[mugs]

What kind of sissies were they testing that stuff on?

 

[Brian23]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: rahvin
You should clarify that the list is in relation to aspartame, there are in fact 3 artifical sweetners and aspartame is the one that people have problems with. Might have something to do with aspartame turning into wood alcohol and fermaldihyde at body temp.

so if I drink diet pop, I will get drunk, grow wood, then be preserved like that for all to see?
:thumbsup:

snopes link

Wood Alcohol is methel alcohol. Drinking too much will make you go blind. The kind in beer is ethel alcohol. Aspartame really is bad for you and I personally will not ingest it. Not just diet drinks, but Coke C2 has it too. I drink regular coke or water.

 

[thawolfman]

Say it with me now:

SODA

SoooooooooooooDaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa