Help! My body hates sugar substitutes!!!

I will be having my surgery on May 6. I'm trying now to get into the habit of eating the things that I will have to eat post-op. Here is my problem-- I'm petrified of sugar substitutes. About 10 years ago I went to stay with my biological father and his wife for the summer. They were diet freaks and everything they had was sugar-free and low fat. Soon after I got there I got really sick-- terrible headaches, vomiting, diarrhea. After about a week of this, they took me to the hospital, and the doctor told us that it was the Nutrasweet. Sure enough, after I laid off the diet sodas, Crystal Lite, etc, I was back to normal. Ever since then, I've been petrified of trying any sugar substitutes because Nutrasweet made me so sick. I tried a no fat yogurt the other day without looking at the ingredients, and sure enough, i got sick shortly afterwards. When I checked the ingredients, i saw that it had aspartame in it. Can anyone help me????

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