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I recently went shopping for foods for after surgery and I ran into something that I never noticed. Is there a difference between Sugar Free and No Sugar Added? Will I be able to tolerate both?

maddygirl

yes, there is a big difference and if I'm wrong, someone please correct me....however, in "no sugar added" foods, there is naturally occurring sugar (let's say in Breyer's no sugar added ice cream, where the sugar is coming from the dairy product)....and that naturally occurring sugar may irritate your pouch.....

sugar free foods have non-sugar additives in them to make them sweet like aspartame, splenda, nutra-sweet, etc....some people find that these additives can make them ill, some people have no problems...I myself only use Splenda because it's made from sugar, but doesn't affect the body the way sugar does...and I've read alot about aspartame to steer clear of it as well-I read a study once that suggested aspartame makes you feel hungrier....hope that helps

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Tina, wife to Ray and Mom to Thomas Joseph (3 1/2) and Ryan Anthony (2 1/2)....Ray had Lap. RNY on Monday March 6th at NEMC, Boston!!

Ray's stats:
6 foot 8 inches tall and size 16 ring/foot!!!
LAP RNY MARCH 6th!!!N.E.M.C.
starting weight/prior to surgery/current weight/goal
460/420/314/275

eyesthatkissu

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~~Robin~~

~~Dr. C was impressed by me!~~
315/167/168 ..... -106 inches, From a size 32 to a size 10. AT GOAL! Below goal after TT! :P 148 pounds no longer linger on my ass!
October, 24 2005

Sometimes I feel like all I am doing is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. -Abraham Lincoln

LisaBoston

Yes big difference. I even found things that didn't list sugar. I looked at the carbohydrate content and it was 37.....so I asked the dietician and she said, yup, carbohydrates convert to sugar.

You will see lots of juices listed with no sugar added...drink them and they will most likely make you dump!

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Lisa
aka....Canadian Bear and her Canadian Bear Cubs!
Open RNY - Jan 30, 2006
Tummy Tuck - June 4, 2007
314/152-157/180
start/now/goal
BMI 45.7/22.1-24/26.2

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Century Club - Sept 12, 2006
Overweight Club - Oct 19, 2006
One-der-land - Nov 8, 2006
Below Goal - Jan 30, 2007 - Anniversary Date!
Holding Below Goal - 2 year surgery anniversary!

Mavisavis

I have had no problem with anything that just has naturally occuring sugar. It's the sugar alcohol I can't tolerate! YIKES!

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Marty

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts--Winston Churchill

Lap RNY 9-7-05
Dr. Ben-Meir
Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery
235/135/135
pre/now/goal