Question:
Does anyone use candies with sugar alchohol?

   — T R. (posted on February 18, 2010)

February 18, 2010
I do...and I'm sure we will have people who think bad of that... but I occasionally need something sweet and it keeps me from attempting the real thing... I limit it to one or two pieces... never more than that... don't want to fall back into bad habits... and I don't do it on a daily basis. Have not had any adverse reactions. Sweet and low makes tasty hard candies. Russell Stover makes a variety of chocolate treats.
   — RMM1108

February 18, 2010
I do - but be cautious. First of all, they still have calories - secondly, too many can give you major stomach cramps with gas and diarrhea.
   — Wendy M.

February 19, 2010
yes and I have become addicted same habits with a different food so I have to stop having them completely until I can learn two have a few at a time
   — cookwithme

February 20, 2010
Yes, but with caution. I really like the SF York peppermint pattie. I'll have one every now and then. Very rich so one is all I can handle.
   — Nurseducky

February 20, 2010
I had my first sugar free chocolate at about 6 months out. It was heaven to taste chocolate again. Chocolate was my drug of choice..lol But I have to say that it isn't like before surgery. Since surgery I can eat 1/2 of a sugar free andes candy and be satisfied with that. Candy lasts forever these days. And please be careful if you do start down this path that you will disipline yourself to only a piece or two as it causes awful gas and can cause diarrhea...also known as dumping ..the gad and such...it says right on the package that consuming too much can cause a laxative effect..and yet we still eat this stuff..lol I do have a hard candy that is sugar free from time to time also. Crystal light has a hard candy that is only like 5 or 7 calories a piece. But for me, If I have 3 or 4...toilet time...so I can't have that many in say an hours time. But if I ever get constipated....its a cure for me. All I can say is be careful with whatever you choose to put into your body. We are suppose to be eating for fuel now..., not pleasure. It is hard, but after 20 months of finding what works for me, I do have the occasional "goodie" Its not a bad habit, like re-surgery days. Best of luck to you! Hugs n God Bless, Kim
   — gpcmist