fibromyalgia and diet soda

I normally drink water, diet can iced tea (or fresh) and seltzer. Now my question is.... is diet soda OK in moderation? Like when me and my bf go to a mall, water gets so boring and the fast food places generally never have seltzer water. So therefore I'm forced with diet soda (YUCK). Is it ok just on the weekends? I mean I guess I'm doing something right, I've lost 30.5bs since 9/14 (not even 3 months yet) and still have another 12.5lbs to go by 1/4/09. Thanks!

Diet and decaf are the worse no matter if you're pregnant or not. I like fizzy drinks so it doesn't have to be soda. Maybe find a different alternative?

Definitely stay away from diet soda and all sources of artificial sweeteners. It's not the brand name that's important here, it's what's in the product. Likely, you're like me and this is an intolerance. It's still necessary to AVOID this stuff in the future. There are a lot of bad health effects associated with artificial sweeteners--all of them. The primary one, of course, being that they are known carcinogenics.

I am super craving root beer and my grandparents only have diet root beer is it safe for me to drink it? Im 22 weeks.

What is everyone's thoughts on drinking diet soda? I know they say to stay away from artificial sugars, but I've been drinking diet soda forever & I'm having a hard time giving it up. Is one a day bad?

Diet soda has aspertame in it which is a chemical that can cause cancer, my favorite soda is diet coke, but i try to only have 1 or 2 a week, and drink other caffeinated drinks that aren't diet so I dont get migraines from my caffeine addiction lol, I'm addicted to energy drinks but avoid them often while pregnant.

t supposed to drink dark colored sodas such as pepsi and coke becuz the coloring they use eats ur bones (and babies). The aspartame in diet soda is really bad for u. High fructose corn syrup is also very bad.

t forget there is caffeine in chocolate, some soda, tea, coffee, frappes. Just be careful and try not to have it every day. And stay away from energy drinks.

In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda.. and literally dying a slow and miserable death When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete recovery. And she is walking! No wheelchair! This article saved her life. If it says ‘SUGAR FREE’ on the label; DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!

Those are great times to indulge yourself with some of that regular soda, if you have a craving for it. And for those other times, there are some great diet sodas out there. Good luck. It sounds like you are doing a great job!

I think it is the equivalent to 12 teaspoons of sugar in a 12-ounce can. And unfortunately, if it is diet soda, it is loaded with chemicals. Hate to say it because the sugar gives you a higher diabetes risk and a higher risk that your child will later on develop diabetes, and the chemicals are just nasty for you. Can you taper off by cutting the soda in half with sparkling water? And then just doing only sparkling water with a splash or two of orange juice or grape juice?

Perhaps instead, their blood sugar levels are not kept where they were prior to switching to diet soda and so they are unconsciously consuming more food that probably has more calories in it than the soda would have had in it. So after drinking diet soda, they still have their hankering for sugar and so they accompany their calorie free soda with 300 calories of chips or a 280 calorie snicker bar.

Is diet coke safe during pregnancy? I've heard mix reviews.

Diet soda is a no no during pregnancy. It has aspartame in it. My dr said no artificial sweeteners!

In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda...and literally dying a slow and miserable death. When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete recovery. And she is walking! No wheelchair! This article saved her life. If it says "SUGAR FREE" on the label; DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!

I LOVE high fructose corn syrup!!

Hi Ladies what are your thoughts on coffee 1 small cup a day, also what do you think about diet drinks in moderation. I love soda I know its bad for you and I am drinking tons of water these days but sometimes only a soda will do.

I have fibromyalgia like painful, stiff muscles specially around my chest cage, skull and foot soles.Can anyone tell me effective cure for this?

This is not a question, but sum info that may help u all!!!! *hugs* Kent Holtorf, MD for Holtorf Medical Group Center for Endocrine, Neurological and Infection Related Illness in Torrance CA said "we're at the point now where we know diet plays a role in this disease---it's just not the same diet for everybody. And not everybody is helped in the same way".

I tried googling first, but couldn't find the answer i was looking for. How much soda is safe, or what kind should i drink? Diet? Caffeine free? Im almost 12 Weeks, and when i found out i was pregnant at 5 Weeks, i cut out soda completely. i just can't stand the craving anymore! Lol. I heard light soda like 7 up, mountain dew, and sprite don't have caffeine and that i should drink those, but not sure how true that is.

Oh and im 33 weeks with a healthy baby girl. And ive drank it the whole time..

I gave up all pop once I realized how much sugar is in a glass of pop. Diet soda is even worse. Most diet soda has an ingredient in it called Aspartame. Did you know that one of the ingredients of aspartame is wood alchohol. No joke. I researched aspartame and discovered this. Wood alcohol is actually a poison. Also the more diet soda you drink, the greater your craving for sugar is. Soda is also very bad for your intestines.

There is research that suggests a high-sugar diet during pregnancy can make the baby more likely to get diabetes. If you are drinking sugared drinks (high fructose corn syrup) please limit yourself to one can a day, even that amount has the equivalent of 12 teaspoons of sugar in it. If you are drinking diet soda, big problems -- the chemicals they use in them are (by some accounts) even worse for you than sugar.

Just don't drink to much. 1-2 cans a day but make sure you drink a lot of water. I have a diet dr pepper thing I can't kick and I wasn't drinking but 4 cups of water and my fluids aren't where they should be. So just drink a lot of water even if it dosnt taste good.

Nobody should consume diet soda, especially children due to the artificial sweetener and high sodium. It's the acid in diet soda that causes problems with teeth, but I wouldn't think a child would drink enough to affect her teeth, especially if she brushes her teeth regularly. It sounds more like a deficiency of vitamin D & calcium.

Have you hae much water today? You could be dehydrated.

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