Sugar Alcohols

I finally figured out what was causing all my digestive problems – Sugar Alcohols!!!

I’m also lactose intolerant, but I’ve been very sick the last two years even though I avoid lactose like the plague. I didn’t figure out until recently that I’m also very intolerant to sugar alcohols. And these sugar alcohols are in a lot of foods, especially sweets. Sometimes they are even in medicine! Unfortunately, they are also found naturally in a lot of fruits.

Here is a list of sugar alcohols that I now avoid:

• Sorbitol (E 420)
• Mannitol (E 421)
• Isomalt (E954)
• Maltitol and Maltitol Sirup (E 965)
• Lactitol (E 966)
• Xylitol (E 967)
• Erythritol (E 967)

Some derived chemicals are:

• Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan monolaurate (E 432)
• Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan monooleate (E 433)
• Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan monopalmitate (E 434)
• Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan monostearate (E 435)
• Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan tristearate (E 436)
• Sorbitan tristearate (E 491)
• Sorbitan monolaurate (E 493)
• Sorbitan monooleate (E 494)
• Sorbitan monopalmitate (E 495)

I'm really looking forward to feeling better! 😊