Can you give up sugar?
By Diana
@dya80dya (36940)
November 29, 2024 3:45pm CST
Yesterday I ate a Snickers. Last night I woke up with severe pain. I had an IBS flare. I felt pain for more than 40 minutes. I was dizzy and I was very pale. I had a high heart rate. My cat wanted to check if I was fine. I took medication for the pain, but the pain didn't go away. All this happened because I ate sugar. I don't know how can I give up on sugar. It's one of my joys and my body and brain want and need sugar every day. But it seems I am my worst enemy because after eating sugar sometimes I have severe digestive issues. Can you give up on sugar completely?
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13 responses
@kaylachan (79197)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Nov
You can, but it's not easy for some. You also said you had a snickers. That has more sugar in it than say recesses would. Avoid anything with carmel, because that's litterally burnt sugar that's been cooled.
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@dya80dya (36940)
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3 Dec
I ate caramel with ice cream, but a very low portion. Nothing bad happened. And I ate Snickers before. I eat it once a month. And nothing happened. Sometimes I have problems and sometimes I don't have any problem eating the same foods. It's so difficult to give up sugar. I stopped eating it for a few days and the digestive problems continued.
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@2ndchances24 (10800)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
29 Nov
Oh GOD YES that's just asking for trouble.
(Avoid anything with Carmel, because that's literally burnt sugar)
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@2ndchances24 (10800)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
3 Dec
@dya80dya yeah I know what you mean, I have days like that
I can eat what I want & my sugar doesn't rise, but some things I
can eat & it goes off the charts, I don't get it myself, when I 1st
came home from the hosp & was trying to figure out how it all
worked, I went on a mission of just what I could eat & not eat.
I wrote everything down to make a chart of what is good & what
is not good to eat, so when I get in the cabin I can have a chart
of what foods are good to what foods are bad for me.
@RasmaSandra (88246)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Nov
Sugar became my enemy when I lost my husband in 2017 to undiagnosed sugar diabetes. So I will eat some sweets but I don't look for sugar. I only keep some brown sugar at home, I also enjoy iced tea but make it myself and sugarless,
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@RasmaSandra (88246)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Dec
@dya80dya no regular sweets but i don't have them as often, As far as sugar goes it increases the risk of diabetes and my husband really loved everything sweet
@Deepizzaguy (113389)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Nov
I can eat a little bit of sugar due to my pre-diabetes condition but I try to avoid eating sugar on my cereal.
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@Deepizzaguy (113389)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Dec
@dya80dya That is what my doctors told me to eat in moderation.
@everwonderwhy (7383)
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30 Nov
How are you feeling now? I hope for your complete healing and staying away from carbs and sugars for good. 
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@RebeccasFarm (95673)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Nov
Poor Diana. I know how this is..it is very hard to give up sugar.
And the little you can enjoy in life, you pay dearly for..me too, I understand.
You seem to have that IBS very badly. I have it, but mostly under contriol, but it hurts so badly when it happens.
You seem to have that IBS very badly. I have it, but mostly under contriol, but it hurts so badly when it happens.1 person likes this
@freelancermariagrace (28885)
• Philippines
30 Nov
Even if diabetes runs in the family, it is hard not to have some sugar occasionally. :(
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@aureategloom (11025)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
2 Dec
you need sugar, but you need to be careful with how much you're taking. i don't like snickers because it's "too strong" for me. maybe try other chocolates. take care
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@2ndchances24 (10800)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
29 Nov
I HAD TO give up sugar cause after going through ALL I went through
I ended up with T-2-D, so now I take 10 different meds & (2) insulin shots
EVERY DAY, & I have to watch what & how much I eat, So if you don't
want to end up like I & or others are from eating sugar, you better think
about how to change your diet cause it can harm you more than help you.
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