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Re:Big Sugar Versus Your Body by seanmcdirmid on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:49PM (#16570894)
They are often coupled with sugar alcohol, which can cause constipation and perhaps a stomach ache.

I've been off sugar (well, below 20 grams a day) for a few months now. I also have a 14 month old son but I think we can just exclude sugary treats while he's at home, he seems to be OK with fruit (not juice, the real kind).

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Re:Big Sugar Versus Your Body by logfromblammo on Monday March 12, 2018 @05:09PM (#16571655)
Depends on the sugar alcohol. Quite a few of them draw water out of the colon and result in... let's call them "unpleasant bowel movements".

Xylitol and erythritol are the only ones I'd consider consuming regularly, and they will be uncomfortable until you develop a tolerance for them.

I have never heard of anyone that has ever experienced constipation resulting from sugar alcohols. It has always emphatically (and sometimes noisily) been the antipode to that condition.

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