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06-17-06, 01:44 AM
I have been training quite hard for the last year looking to drop some weight and get back to racing Masters 40+ by the beginning of 2007..
One thing that I have been doing over that period of time is chewing sugarless gum, everyday.. It seemed to help with the cravings that hit all of us that are trying to stay on track and loose that extra weight that we seems to put on in our 30's and 40's..
About 8 weeks ago I started having considerable stomach problems. Like many people I would take a tums or something over the counter. I tried to alter my diet but nothing seemed to help. The acidic stomach was always there. It definitely made it so riding a bike became very unconfortable.. My family doctor finally sent me to a specialist and the 1st thing out of his mouth shocked me..
He asked a simple question that was the answer to all my stomach related problems.. The question, "do you chew more than a small pack of sugarless gum per day"? The answer of course was yes..
Believe it or not chomping on gum and especially sugarless gum is the cause of many stomach related problems. The mechanism of chewing caused you to swallow lots of air which causes lots of gas and bloating. In addition to this there is an additive, called "Sorbitol and Mannitol" that is in sugarless gum that just wrecks havoc on your stomach. The symptoms of too much sorbitol runs the gamet of all stomach related issues. These ingredients are sometimes disguised as "sugar alcohols" on the label.
I actually went to the Wrigley gum website and found that the gum I was chewing had, "Sorbitol, Mannitol and Aspertame as the main ingredients".. Basically the trifecta of bad for my stomach.
I have been gum free for just a few days and all my symptoms I have been living with for the last 2 months are just simply gone. I'm sure the specialist could have just prescibed Zantac or something else and would of dealt with the problem but I would still be dealing with a sour stomach day in day out. I'm glad he took the time to ask me that one simple question..
One thing that I have been doing over that period of time is chewing sugarless gum, everyday.. It seemed to help with the cravings that hit all of us that are trying to stay on track and loose that extra weight that we seems to put on in our 30's and 40's..
About 8 weeks ago I started having considerable stomach problems. Like many people I would take a tums or something over the counter. I tried to alter my diet but nothing seemed to help. The acidic stomach was always there. It definitely made it so riding a bike became very unconfortable.. My family doctor finally sent me to a specialist and the 1st thing out of his mouth shocked me..
He asked a simple question that was the answer to all my stomach related problems.. The question, "do you chew more than a small pack of sugarless gum per day"? The answer of course was yes..
Believe it or not chomping on gum and especially sugarless gum is the cause of many stomach related problems. The mechanism of chewing caused you to swallow lots of air which causes lots of gas and bloating. In addition to this there is an additive, called "Sorbitol and Mannitol" that is in sugarless gum that just wrecks havoc on your stomach. The symptoms of too much sorbitol runs the gamet of all stomach related issues. These ingredients are sometimes disguised as "sugar alcohols" on the label.
I actually went to the Wrigley gum website and found that the gum I was chewing had, "Sorbitol, Mannitol and Aspertame as the main ingredients".. Basically the trifecta of bad for my stomach.
I have been gum free for just a few days and all my symptoms I have been living with for the last 2 months are just simply gone. I'm sure the specialist could have just prescibed Zantac or something else and would of dealt with the problem but I would still be dealing with a sour stomach day in day out. I'm glad he took the time to ask me that one simple question..