I’ve been fighting terrible abdominal pain for two years. I have trouble drinking water (get water logged and feel like shit) so I started drinking cranberry juice light - about 50 calories per serving about two years ago.
Last week I drank some diet apple juice - 10 calorie stuff and holy cow I had pain. I have been struggling with an obstructed bowel so I figured that was it.
A different day I drank another 10 cal juice. Same thing. I realized they both have sucralose. The super diet stuff has more.
Doing research I found that it is Splenda and many healthy people have upset guts and stomach consuming it. But here is the kicker. Studies show that people specifically with Crohns are royally ****ed if they consume it. It permeates the walls of the bowel and causes inflammation.
I have not drank that shit in a week and I’m already having a lot less pain. I have an MRI later this week. I may skip it. The contrast makes me sick for several days.
Honestly I knew it was bad stuff but I didn’t know Crohns makes it 100x worse.
Progress!
