When I said I had diarrhea at new years eve and actually spent (for the second time in my life) the first minutes of a new year sitting in the toilet, I thought that it was caused by the salmon, I thought there would be something wrong with the fish.

But the fact is I had ice-cream for dessert. And the next day when I decided to have more of it, the same thing happened, now with crazy headaches, stomachaches, and overall weakness. I had the feeling my system was intoxicated.

I still feel bad, but at first I couldn't think why the ice cream would poison me. Then I realized it was low fat and had no sugar. I checked the package and the amount of artificial sweetener in that thing is mental.
Could that be it?

I mean, even my muscles ache. I have read a lot on the internet about artificial sweeteners causing diarrhea, poisoning and even brain tumor. I DID NOT seriously believe any of that because it didn't seem to come from serious sources.

Should I be worried, because I never take sugar, I am always putting that thing in my coffee, drinking only diet drinks, and so on...

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Aspartame's a killer, apparently:
Aspartame controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

you can get food poisoning bacteria from ice cream if it's been melted & refrozen.





edit: oh yeah, it's a killer over time. not saying that you're at death's door or anything. i chew gum all the time & drink diet soda by the gallon, & i'm still here.

I have read a lot about that controversy and I try to avoid aspartame. I usually go for saccharine or something, but you don't always see everything that's in everything, specially disguised under other names.

The problem with diet drinks is it has a LOT of sodium. It's like eating a lot of salty beef when you're only drinking a can of coke, and that could really raise your blood pressure.

I also noticed that sweeteners make you hungry. I first though it was bullshit but then I read somewhere that your brain thinks you're getting nutrients but then there's nothing so you get hungry.

Therefore when it comes to fruit juice and stuff, I find it more satisfying to have nothing in it. But you can't do that with coffee and tea.

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oh my god yes. i had like a half a tub of blue bunny chocolate almond. i was shitting my guts out for an hour. it go so bad (and embarrassing) i had to turn the sink on so that it wasn't heard throughout the house. my toilet, needless to say, looked like brownie batter. but i dont think i've ever laughed so hard. i had to shower after.

Mmmmm sexy.