Reply #45: I'm not allergic to sugar but I'm allergic to Splenda.

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Therefore, there must be something more going on than just removing the harmful ingredients.

I used a lot of aspertame because I drank lots of diet soft drink, put it on my fruit (such as strawberries), put it in my hot tea, etc. I heard so many bad things about aspertame that I stopped drinking soft drink and started to use Splenda for everything else.

I began to get a really bad acne-like rash on my neck and face. It was really difficult for me to figure out what it was because I didn't suspect the Splenda. (I also was under the impression that it was sugar with some stuff removed.) However, after stopping the use of Splenda, my rash went away. I went on the Internet and found that many people have the same reaction that I had. I tried using it again, and I can use a bit of it, but I can't use much of it without the same thing occurring again. Wonder what (if anything) it does to my body besides the rash.

In reference to stevia, it's OK, but I'd rather go without than use it where I used artificial sweeteners in the past.