Chewing gum and how it affects you ?
Gum is a wonderful tool for me to keep cravings at bay, but I don't chew it a lot. About a week after my surgery, I was craving something sweet, and decided that I would chew some Mentos sugar free gum, as a way to chew without actually eating. Without thinking another thing about it, I chewed about 15 pieces of it in the middle of the night. I went to bed soon after, and woke up with uncontrollable diarrhea about 2 hours later. It was so bad that I had to change the sheets in the middle of the night. (I know: gross) I'm very sensitive to sugar alcohols, and should have been more aware of what I was doing.
Needless to say, I will only chew one piece at a time now, and only when I'm really, really in need of that sweetness.
5' 5" tall. VSG on August 4, 2015/ Starting weight 239.9/ Surgery weight 210.9/ Current weight 137.4/ Goal weight 140/ No longer overweight, now a NORMAL weight. Now that I'm at goal, it's time to move on to maintenance!!!!!!!!
