Question:
Will these make me dump??

My nutritionist says to get children's sugar-free chewable vitamins plus minerals for the first month. I've looked and looked and everything I've found has sucralose in it. I picked a Flintstone's chewable that does has sucralose, but it isn't the first ingredient listed. Will these make me dump??    — LaRayne H. (posted on March 9, 2002)

March 9, 2002
I too take flintstones (walgreens brand) and have had no problem with them, but everyone is different.
   — Elizabeth D.

March 9, 2002
LaRayne, Hun, Sucralose is just fine to have because it's Splenda! :) Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that is made from real sugar but has NO calories. Beware of SUCROSE. That is table sugar. The names sound so similar it is easy to get them confused. Good Luck!
   — Karen B.

March 9, 2002
Hi! I totally was wrong about what is in the vitamins...it's not sucralose, it's sorbitol! My bad! Do you think these still might make me dump? The packet my nutritionist gave me said to beware of medicines with sorbitol, zylitol, mannitol and maltitol. I'm so confused!
   — LaRayne H.

March 9, 2002
Take a look in your local drugstore...Centrum just came out with a new sugar-free adult chewable and it is so much easier to chew than those children's chewables. It's orange flavored and tastes like the old baby aspirins. It's made with aspartame- well worth it.
   — Valerie M.

March 9, 2002
The problem with the sugar alcohols is that they can cause diarhea if you use lots of them. I don't think that the amount in a couple of vitamins would cause you any problems.
   — garw