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Is sugar free chewing gum ok

Dr bernstein recommends it in patients how have slow digestion due to nerve damage to the digestive system. I know fat can slow digestion too so if on lchf diet I guess would be ideal.
Does it trap wind in your system thou? In some it does, in others not.
If your lucky to enjoy it, why not!
 
I eat sugarfree gum all the time. Doesnt affect bs at all but dont overconsume.
 
Thank you
Seems a bit of mixed views on sugar alcohols (polyols)as they are known.
Apparently the carbs are not the sort our bodies absorb ,just seems my latest sugar fix at the moment
 
I've never been a fan as it makes me feel hungry sooner, probably all in the mind though.
 
It should be okay. Just don't " SWALLOW IT" or you'll have a bubblegum tree growing in your belly.:):):)
 
Alison Campbell said:
I've never been a fan as it makes me feel hungry sooner, probably all in the mind though.
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Not all in the mind as such. Sweeteners have been said to fool the brain into thinking you are hungry. By that I mean when you eat (or chew) food that you expect to be sweet your brain expects carbs, when no carbs appear the brain sends out messages that you are hungry to get the carbs it was expecting. Some unfortunate people actually put on weight while on sweeteners.
 
I eat non aspartame filled gum.. and yes, it is good for a slow colon. It does also (for me) actually stave off eating.... but I'm not normal with hunger anyway...
 
donnellysdogs said:
I eat non aspartame filled gum.. and yes, it is good for a slow colon. It does also (for me) actually stave off eating.... but I'm not normal with hunger anyway...
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What make is the aspartame gum and where can you but it,I chew sugar free gum but it has lots of sugar substitutes in it,I chew gum to relieve anxiety and use it a lot. K
 
Granny_grump_ said:
What make is the aspartame gum and where can you but it,I chew sugar free gum but it has lots of sugar substitutes in it,I chew gum to relieve anxiety and use it a lot. K
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Either Pur Gum or Chewsy from Amazon
 
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The only issue I could see with it might be if you keep dogs and there's any xylitol in the gum, as this can be extremely toxic to them even in minute quantities, if they steal a bit...

therower said:
It should be okay. Just don't " SWALLOW IT" or you'll have a bubblegum tree growing in your belly.:):):)
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:D:D:D

Sounds much more fun than "It will wrap itself round your heart and kill you" which is the dire fate we used to be threatened with in the good old pre sugar free days... if we ever actually dared just to put a piece into our mouths! :wideyed:

Robbity
(who survived and lived to tell the tale...)
 
Robbity said:
The only issue I could see with it might be if you keep dogs and there's any xylitol in the gum, as this can be extremely toxic to them even in minute quantities, if they steal a bit...


:D:D:D

Sounds much more fun than "It will wrap itself round your heart and kill you" which is the dire fate we used to be threatened with in the good old pre sugar free days... if we ever actually dared just to put a piece into our mouths! :wideyed:

Robbity
(who survived and lived to tell the tale...)
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I did used to buy the round pink bubblegum sickly sweet but loads to chew on, my mum used to say it would wrap around your heart if I swallowed it, never did. Haha! K
 
Granny_grump_ said:
I did used to buy the round pink bubblegum sickly sweet but loads to chew on, my mum used to say it would wrap around your heart if I swallowed it, never did. Haha! K
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We'll have to form a Chewing Gum Survivors Group then won't we!

I never actually bought mine, but we had some generous little friends who would share theirs with us.

Robbity
 
Robbity said:
We'll have to form a Chewing Gum Survivors Group then won't we!

I never actually bought mine, but we had some generous little friends who would share theirs with us.

Robbity
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Happy days!
 
Hi @Robbity . Considered going down the heart and death line but in the world we live in today ..........
Suffice to say someone would have taken the remark out of context.
Simpler times back in the day.:):)
 
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