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When I drink a single can of Diet Coke or anything with aspartame, I get crippling stomach aches and then sudden diarrhea, all within about 2 hrs and very predictable. It's definitely not harmless. This doesn't happen to me with stevia or sucralose, and I know sucralose isn't good for your either.


But a lot of people don't have that effect. So maybe it's not harmful for everyone.


I have a similar negative response to legumes... but billions of people eat them without issue every day.


Funny, I have this with Coke Zero (which I believe uses stevia), but not with aspartame.

The sale of this stuff should be prohibited, especially on long intercontinental flights.


Coke Zero is sweetened with aspartame and phosphoric acid. It's just formulated differently to avoid the taste associated with Diet Coke, which some find unpleasant.


Strange, Google says this:

> Coca-Cola updated the recipe for Coca-Cola Zero Sugar in the US, quietly adding stevia to the existing blend of aspartame and acesulfame potassium (Ace-K) in late 2023/early 2024

Did they change it back?


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