Opinion

... in response to 'Aspartame danger' myths
  1. Serious problems with left eye
    sue sumpner sue sumpner United Kingdom says:
    September 18, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Two years ago my husband was having serious problems with his left eye. swelling veins on his head and permanent crippling head pains....not migraine, worse. he had injections into his eye veins face...very painful, he is not the sort to take tablets or go to the drs, i was scared as he had to have mri xrays etc. the consultants were stumped. Then my daughter came home from uni one weekend, she now has a degree in biochemistry, and listened as i told her what was happening...she asked about his diet. he drinks alot of coffee using 3 sweetners and drank only diet coke. She told him to lay off the sweetners etc and within one week his pain had gone and his eye was back to normal size. he has no repeat of the symptoms. my son who has had migraines since little decided to stop drinking diet drinks and has also not had a migraine since. i warn everyone i know of the dangers and believe that aspartame was the cause of their ailments. i dont care what people reply to this as i have the living proof. thank god for my daughter who asked the right question at the right time.... is it too much to ask that drs etc at least ask about the patients diet and at least advise there could be a link...not in all cases but there is that small chance....or is it because it costs nothing to administer and earns nothing for the fat cats

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    • My wife was having serious digestive problems
      Jim Morelli Jim Morelli United States says:
      April 8, 2013 at 12:12 PM

      Fortunately, I AM a biochemist. I asked her what she was eating. There was nothing obvious, no artificial sweeteners, just normal meat, fruits, veggies. I had the though about gluten allergies, as they cause digestive problems with some people. We went to the doctor's and sure enough, gluten intolerant. I walked away swearing revenge for the evil bread makers. Making bread literally since antiquity. 1000 years BC, they snuck it under the nose of the regulatory authorities (Orrg). My point-your family may be sensitive to aspartame, or there could  be a million other reasons for the correlation. One families experience is not evidence of toxicity.

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    • And
      Jim Morelli Jim Morelli United States says:
      April 8, 2013 at 12:18 PM

      Any good doctor facing a patient with symptoms like that which are not explained with another ailment, would suggest an elimination diet, where you start with the most basic foods, and add back slowly of many weeks, to see if addition of something has an effect. If this had been the case with aspartame, you'd know it. UNLESS-you are a conspiracy theorist. Then NO argument matters.

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