Some of those are natural laxatives as well, maybe that is Stevia, I forget.
I’ll try to wing it, cut down on sugar but not totally including sodas, had a diet soda the other day and it tasted good. Just try to do it but sometimes my appetite gets the better of me. Sometimes I will drink tea with and without sugar.
There are some natural ways to cut down on cravings, cinnamon is one, a teaspoon in water but it’s hard to do that every day for me and it was so clumpy and powdery. One can search for those natural ways on the web, I think apple cider vinegar and honey is another but that doesn’t sound too appetizing but also works.
Anyway, sugar isn’t a food-nazi issue with me, I want to be careful of the extra-weight really.
Many of these are "sugar alcohols". Mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol. The human gut doesn't handle them well in the upper GI. When they get to the lower GI, the bacteria handle them just fine. Acid and gas. Diarrhea. Many of them are toxic to dogs.
There is a handy acronym to remember for avoiding foods that make you sick: FODMAP. Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols. The sugar alchohols falls into the polyol group.
A good article (PDF) on FODMAP
