Hi Everyone..

I'm vaguely on day 4 of not eating fructose (not sure of shop bought things - was at a food court yesterday and didn't know what to trust - ended up getting a yiros (kebab?) which I hoped wasn't too bad - obviously the sugar is probably in the pita bread and the garlic sauce and who knows - the meat?!!).

I have rushed out to buy dextrose and try cooking things with it - because in the past I couldn't eat anything sweet when I was on no sugar things so I was excited to think I could eat something vaguely sweet. I have made the homemade chocolate ice cream. It was delicious and I didn't think it was at all different from other chocolate ice cream. Very nice. Then I made the chocolate slice that someone put on here..  (Michelle) and it was certainly not sweet at all but delicious and very eat-able. As such I ate half of it (I am a COE!! - compulsive overeater - and no amount of food is ever enough for me - hence which this food plan is so interesting to me).

Now how can I put this? Does eating too much dextrose cause diarrhea?!! I am slowly working my way through David's first book but I vaguely remember reading somewhere that too much of some substances causes it. I can't remember if that was dextrose or something else..

I guess if I actually get a chance to keep reading I'll find out.. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this effect!!! And while I have eaten half the slice over the course of 24 hours I didn't eat the whole thing.. that might still be a lot for some people but for me it's actually an improvement!! I have weighed myself this morning and will be interested to see how this thing goes..

robyn xx

Robyn Diprose wrote:

Hi Everyone..

I'm vaguely on day 4 of not eating fructose (not sure of shop bought things - was at a food court yesterday and didn't know what to trust - ended up getting a yiros (kebab?) which I hoped wasn't too bad - obviously the sugar is probably in the pita bread and the garlic sauce and who knows - the meat?!!).

I have rushed out to buy dextrose and try cooking things with it - because in the past I couldn't eat anything sweet when I was on no sugar things so I was excited to think I could eat something vaguely sweet. I have made the homemade chocolate ice cream. It was delicious and I didn't think it was at all different from other chocolate ice cream. Very nice. Then I made the chocolate slice that someone put on here..  (Michelle) and it was certainly not sweet at all but delicious and very eat-able. As such I ate half of it (I am a COE!! - compulsive overeater - and no amount of food is ever enough for me - hence which this food plan is so interesting to me).

Now how can I put this? Does eating too much dextrose cause diarrhea?!! I am slowly working my way through David's first book but I vaguely remember reading somewhere that too much of some substances causes it. I can't remember if that was dextrose or something else..

I guess if I actually get a chance to keep reading I'll find out.. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this effect!!! And while I have eaten half the slice over the course of 24 hours I didn't eat the whole thing.. that might still be a lot for some people but for me it's actually an improvement!! I have weighed myself this morning and will be interested to see how this thing goes..

robyn xx

Hello Robyn
and welcome to the forum.
I don't think eating dextrose should cause diarrhea. But a warning..........David does say in his book that it is best to avoid eating with glucose (dextrose) while going through the cooling off sugar period.

I still find even after four months that if I eat a very rare dextrose desert, that it can still set up sugar cravings. I make dextrose muffins, bread and biscuits for my husband who is not a COE like myself and is not addicted to fructose and I avoid eating them as it makes me want more.

My appetite control has made itself evident thank goodness and I certainly don't eat anything near like I used to eat. But I have remained a more or less savory eater and have lost 10 kilos.
cheers
Freda

Robyn Diprose wrote:

Hi Everyone..

I'm vaguely on day 4 of not eating fructose (not sure of shop bought things - was at a food court yesterday and didn't know what to trust - ended up getting a yiros (kebab?) which I hoped wasn't too bad - obviously the sugar is probably in the pita bread and the garlic sauce and who knows - the meat?!!).

I have rushed out to buy dextrose and try cooking things with it - because in the past I couldn't eat anything sweet when I was on no sugar things so I was excited to think I could eat something vaguely sweet. I have made the homemade chocolate ice cream. It was delicious and I didn't think it was at all different from other chocolate ice cream. Very nice. Then I made the chocolate slice that someone put on here..  (Michelle) and it was certainly not sweet at all but delicious and very eat-able. As such I ate half of it (I am a COE!! - compulsive overeater - and no amount of food is ever enough for me - hence which this food plan is so interesting to me).

Now how can I put this? Does eating too much dextrose cause diarrhea?!! I am slowly working my way through David's first book but I vaguely remember reading somewhere that too much of some substances causes it. I can't remember if that was dextrose or something else..

I guess if I actually get a chance to keep reading I'll find out.. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this effect!!! And while I have eaten half the slice over the course of 24 hours I didn't eat the whole thing.. that might still be a lot for some people but for me it's actually an improvement!! I have weighed myself this morning and will be interested to see how this thing goes..

robyn xx

To answer your comment on the kebab above, I did the same thing, and I only had chicken & tabhouli on mine - and boy did I have stomach cramps !!  Never again.  Must have been the tabhouli ... maybe it has onions?? :)

Hi,

I have to say that while I am only at day 4, I have noticed that I have the runs a bit.  I have not had any dextrose so I wonder if it is just the withdrawal process.  I feel like munching all the time, but don't have anything to munch on (I am trying to go low-carb too, so plain potato chips and the like are out), so I do have to exercise willpower (alas...)

With the low carb I am likely to go the opposite of the runs, so therefore I think it is significant.

It will be an interesting month going through this.