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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Gas/Diarrhea and LC Ice creams?
Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been having a lot of belly grumbling (more like bubbling) and diarrhea. The gas part comes while the diarrhea is taking place. (I really hope no one is eating :). I haven't had any for a few days but them I have been sick with strep so I cant tell if something else is going on or if the antibiotics are perpetuating things. I am going to take some probiotics and hopefully things will clear but was curious to know if LC ice cream has some of the problems as the LC candies. Shandi :: Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice :: cream? Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] :: :: Shandi Yes....eating too much LC ice cream will give you the sh.ts and the farts. The problem is the sugar alcohols (look for words ending in 'tol' on the ingredient list) So, unless you want to stink up the place, quit eating so much of it. :) It will also wreck weight loss if you eat too much. >:: Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice >:: cream? Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >So, unless you want to stink up the place, quit eating so much of it. :) It >will also wreck weight loss if you eat too much. Here's what roger is refering to: Breyers LC Ice Cream INGREDIENTS: Milk, Cream, Polydextrose, ****Sorbitol****, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cocoa (Processed with Alkali) Glycerine, Mono and Diglycerides, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Malt Powder, Salt, Polysorbate 80, Sucralose (Splenda Brand), Acesulfame Potassium. I know the box says net 4g but it is really 7g. 10g-3g(fiber). Sorbitol is ingested and breaks down into glucose just like other carbs, just 2.6 calories per gram instead of 4 calories per gram. I know some people say it doesn't affect their carb count/weight loss, but I've yet to find a medical/nutritional page that claims that sugar alcohols are undigestable just like fiber. You do digest them, glucose is released from them just like all the other non-fiber carbs. DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/318/Mar-315/200 Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 Upon reading your post I checked the ice cream container and there it read, sorbitol. Then, of course, I look up on the net and sorbitol is used as a laxative. I guess it certainly could be the cause of my issues. Might have to cut down on those portions if I find it to be the problem. Shandi :) > :: Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice > :: cream? Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > So, unless you want to stink up the place, quit eating so much of it. :) It > will also wreck weight loss if you eat too much. It's a commonly reported problem here, Shandi... :: Upon reading your post I checked the ice cream container and there :: it read, sorbitol. Then, of course, I look up on the net and [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] ::: So, unless you want to stink up the place, quit eating so much of ::: it. :) It will also wreck weight loss if you eat too much. TY Roger. I did do a search and couldn't find any posts about my symptoms atleast. When I started the diet we didn't have these *low carb* options so I didn't have to worry about reading labels, everything came from the produce, meat and dairy dept. If you wanted low carb items you had to order them off the net whereas now they are readily available at the store. My excitement came with these new products when they introduced the ice creams. Now I realize that I have to be careful with it and see if the ice cream is infact the problem. I have been eating these ice cream steadily for about a month but I was also put on a new arthritis drug (but been on it before with no problems) about the same time. Right now I am maintaining and luckily the ice cream doesn't stall weight loss nor does it increase the gain. TY again for you input :) Shandi > It's a commonly reported problem here, Shandi... > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > ::: So, unless you want to stink up the place, quit eating so much of > ::: it. :) It will also wreck weight loss if you eat too much. You probably got fat eating ice cream in the first place.  SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > Upon reading your post I checked the ice cream container and there it read, > sorbitol. Then, of course, I look up on the net and sorbitol is used as a [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > It > > will also wreck weight loss if you eat too much. yep, I had some serious swamp-a.s after eating a few pieces of Russell Stover Candy and a small 3 ounce bowl of Breyer's Ice Cream. It's still worth it to have sweet things again. We just have to make sure not to have too much. Since I keep my carbs around 25 per day, I don't mind having 10 from swampass making sorbitol and malitol Bwahahahaha! SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? > Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Shandi >Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? Only if I eat too much. If I stick to the 1/2 cup suggested serving I don't have a problem. Dawn > Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? > Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > things will clear but was curious to know if LC ice cream has some of the > problems as the LC candies. Check the ingredients and look for the -ols, the sugar alchohols. They're the culprits most likely. Priscilla >> Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? >> Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Priscilla If you want to test your theory, grab some low carb chocolate. If you can eat that without having severe GI distress, then sugar alcohols aren't your problem. SignatureBob in CT Remove ".x" to reply :: On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:03:31 GMT, Priscilla Ballou :: <vze23t8n@verizon.net> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] :: you can eat that without having severe GI distress, then sugar :: alcohols aren't your problem. For me, it comes down to how much I eat. >> Check the ingredients and look for the -ols, the sugar alchohols. >> They're the culprits most likely. >> >> Priscilla >If you want to test your theory, grab some low carb chocolate. If you can >eat that without having severe GI distress, then sugar alcohols aren't >your problem. Not necessarily, if the variety of sugar alcohol in the LC chocolate is not the same as that in the ice cream. For instance, lactitol will give me severe GI distress, while maltitol doesn't have that effect on me at all (it _does_ raise my blood sugar, though). Em :: On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:11:35 GMT, Bob in CT <ctviggen.x@rcn.com> :: wrote: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] :: will give me severe GI distress, while maltitol doesn't have that :: effect on me at all (it _does_ raise my blood sugar, though). Funny...they both mess with me, but only if I eat too much. >:: Not necessarily, if the variety of sugar alcohol in the LC chocolate >:: is not the same as that in the ice cream. For instance, lactitol >:: will give me severe GI distress, while maltitol doesn't have that >:: effect on me at all (it _does_ raise my blood sugar, though). > >Funny...they both mess with me, but only if I eat too much. I wonder if "too much" maltitol would do that to me, and if so, how much would be "too much". A while back I was experimenting with sugar-alcohol-laden products to see how various ones affected me (the experiments involved 15-minute BG tests for several hours). My sample sizes contained 10 g each of a given type of sugar alcohol or glycerine; I'm not sure if I've ever had more than that at a time. At that dose, the lactitol gave me severe cramps that lasted half a day. The maltitol didn't have any GI effects on me, but they did raise by BG levels -- not quite as high as 10 g of regular sugar, but it stayed higher longer than with real sugar, so the area under the curve was about the same. (True to its hype, erythritol was the best for me -- no BG rise, no GI issues.) SA's appear to be something that affects individuals quite differently, though. Em > Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? > Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > things will clear but was curious to know if LC ice cream has some of the > problems as the LC candies. I've been eating it fairly regularly over the last month without any ill effects. SignatureSaffire 205/166/125 - 5'2.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 Shandi, I had to stop eating the Breyer's Carb Smart after they reformulated it this winter, for exactly that reason. Horrible gas every time I ate it. The Silhouette Skinny Carb bars do NOT cause gas. (They're the people that make Skinny Cow low fat stuff) Stop & Shop just started carrying them this past week. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? > Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Shandi > Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? > Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Shandi Why not make your own? It's super easy, especially if you have one of those little Cuisinart ice cream makers with the bowls that you freeze in the freezer.. Basic Vanilla: 1.5 cup milk 1.5 cup cream 0.5 cup Splenda 1.0 tbsp Vanilla pinch of salt 1.0 tbsp of vegetable glycerine (add a little more to make ice cream "softer") Mix it up and toss it in the Cuisinart ice cream maker.. and you'll have ice cream in about 30 minutes. No funky chemicals and/or gastrointestinal distress. Makes about 6 .5 cup servings. Use the basic vanilla and add other stuff for variations: butter pecan: melt 1 stick butter in skillet, add pinch of salt, chop 1 cup pecans and add to butter. cook over low heat until butter stops "foaming". drain off butter and let cool. add to ice cream mixture before putting in ice cream maker. The "pecan butter" is tasty on low carb pancakes! :9 creamsicle: add orange extract to taste.. :) add various extracts: lemon, mint, etc. etc. etc. :) >1.0 tbsp of vegetable glycerine (add a little more to make ice cream >"softer") Hey, Torqued. Can you tell me where to look for vegetable glycerine? Regular supermarket (if so, what section)? Specialty store? Online? Thanks. -- Julie Carter >Hey, Torqued. Can you tell me where to look for vegetable glycerine? >Regular supermarket (if so, what section)? Specialty store? Online? > >Thanks. >> >Julie Carter I'm not Torqued, but I buy glycerine at a health food store. You can also buy it at craft stores...cake decorating isle. Yvonne > > Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? > > Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > :) Oops.. that was supposed to be 2.0 tbsp of vegetable glycerine. I get mine at Whole Foods - you can probably find it at other health food stores. > Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? > Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been > having a lot of belly grumbling (more like bubbling) and diarrhea. The gas That's what happens if you eat more than your fair share. Sugar alcohols will do that. If you can't control your portions, don't buy sugarfree ice cream. Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." >Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? >Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Shandi Heresy here I am sure, but I buy regular ice cream, but eat an extremely limited amount. I will eat about 2 hollow scoops but without using a scoop. I use a spoon, so I can't use the term spoonful. Satisfies the urge, and has negligible amount of carb. Sleepy --------------------------------- The True Axis of Evil Bush - Cheney - Ashcroft - Rumsfeld --------------------------------- >>Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? >>Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >using a scoop. I use a spoon, so I can't use the term spoonful. >Satisfies the urge, and has negligible amount of carb. I don't think this is a bad strategy at all. If you can teach yourself to accept tiny portions and take satisfaction in that--seems like good training for the rest of your life. I don't know about "negligible" though. Depends upon your carb limits some. If i grabbed a pint of Hagen-daas Chocolate, 21g net per 1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons, or 2.625 carbs per tablespoon. A hollow scoop of a teaspoon can easily grab a tablespoon, or almost 2.6 carbs. 5.2 carbs in your serving. It is a dangerous thing to estimate since most people think the teaspoon and tablespoon from their tableware sets are heaping measures. Depending upon brand they ranged from 15 to 31 net carb per 1/2 cup, So a tbsp would range from 2 to 4g per. Again, if you measure of a tsp/tbsp is good and a little is all you need, I think this is a valid way to train yourself for the long run. >Sleepy > >--------------------------------- > The True Axis of Evil >Bush - Cheney - Ashcroft - Rumsfeld >--------------------------------- DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/316/Mar-315/200 Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 >>>Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? >>>Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >350/316/Mar-315/200 >Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 I don't do atkins, so that amt. of carb is for me, negligible. Sleepy --------------------------------- The True Axis of Evil Bush - Cheney - Ashcroft - Rumsfeld --------------------------------- best thing I bought was a 1/8 cup measure It equals 2 tablespoons and is an exact measure. SignatureDiane Atkins since 12/4/2003 234/208/150 5"8 > > >>>Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > Bush - Cheney - Ashcroft - Rumsfeld > --------------------------------- >>Has anyone been having problems with gas and diarrhea with LC ice cream? >>Since eating more than my fair share of Breyer's LC mint chip I have been [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > using a scoop. I use a spoon, so I can't use the term spoonful. > Satisfies the urge, and has negligible amount of carb. Surely eating a small spoon of regular ice cream beats pigging out on LC ice cream, thinking that you are doing great on your diet. > The True Axis of Evil > Bush - Cheney - Ashcroft - Rumsfeld agreed also i |
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