sick from aspartime? - Environmental Disorders Message Board

mel333 · 08-30-2002, 10:05 AM

Hi,
I am currently getting myself off all aspartime products after having drunk 2 litres of diet coke a day. I get migranes and think they may be partly due to this chemical. I have read about all the possible adverse effects and lots of info about all sorts of neurological complications etc that may result from this. I am wondering if anyone has had similar problems ?
Mel

C. Brown · 01-04-2003, 08:44 PM

Dear Mel:
I have been addicted to Diet Coke for probably 20 years. Now that I've turned 40, I think it is affecting me more than I know. I don't smoke, do any drugs or drink alcohol (except for an occasional beer). I need to get off this stuff...but get physically sick without it. My main problems are lack of concentration, fogetfullness, and terrible headaches which I attributed to female problems, but am now wondering. Ever tried to talk to a doctor about this? Sincerely, C. Brown

Merrida · 02-16-2003, 07:45 AM

I just made a post about this in open topics (since it is not environmental).

Both my Husband and I get sick from aspartame, usually in the form of terrible headaches and I'd get pretty bad nausea.

Therefore we both have avoided aspartame containing products and for 1-2 years we've been off of it, not drinking diet beverages of any sort.

Then recently (past several months) we've been drinking a low carb diet sports beverage which contains aspartame. We haven't really been getting headaches (the product contains caffeine -- it's sugar free Red Bull) so it replaces any type of caffeine addiction to coca cola for example. But we've both been feeling not quite right, and I've been getting a great deal of cramps which feel like uterine cramps.

These are not the same kind of cramps I get from lower intestine problems or gas, but feel quite similar to period cramps. I'm trying to see if I can figure out what it is or if this is a factor.

ds4832 · 04-07-2003, 11:10 PM

my neurologist told me to stay away from artificial sweeteners because they do contribute to migraine headaches..i use to use sweet'n low for my tea, and would have a diet coke every now and then and sure enough i would get a migraine...also, something in Sprite gives me a headache--anyone know what that might be?

marygert · 02-17-2006, 07:31 PM

I have a theory about aspartime and ones health.
I drank diet coke for several years,a six pack or more a day.
I often got headaches,acidy stomach but never connected it to aspertame.
Recently I discovered I have bladder cancer..Now here is where my theory comes into play. Is it possible that aspartime in diet coke contributed to me getting cancer? Ive read several articles since finding out about my cancer. The rat tests etc. Is it possible
there may be connection..what do you think?