Irritable+Bowel+Syndrome

How Does It Cause Irritable Bowel Syndrome ? From beginning only to the Diabetic population, product containing sweeteners like aspartame, saccharin, sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, mannitol, acesulphame-K, cyclamates and sucralose are now included in Sugar-free, mints, breath fresheners, chewing gum, soft drinks, diet yoghurt, low-joule ice cream and sugar-substitute baking ingredients. The action of sorbitol is to linger in the gut because it is not digested. Dosing ourselves daily means we are less able to clear sorbitol from our systems, each day it accrues to a greater and greater concentration.

1. First undigested sorbitol in the small intestine acts as a substrate (platform) for the fermentation of bacteria. Hydrogen gas is produced causing abdominal cramps, bloating and severe flatulence.

2. Second we already know sorbitol in quantities as low as 10g per day causes diarrhea. Sorbitol is a polyalcohol sugar and is neither digested nor absorbed by the small intestine.

It passes through to the colon where it drives an osmotic purge. This means it passes through the lining of the intestine causing fluids (mostly water) to pass through in the opposite direction via osmosis. Bowel motions become watery and lead to dehydration and over time, so that cause Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

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