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Isn't sorbitol supposed to be bad for MC? For some reason I thought it was...my B12 lozenges contain it and since my recent flair I started to avoid them but thinking I need to start taking B12 again and not sure what to do?
Thanks!
Jenny :)
B12 lozenges with Sorbitol
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Hi Jenny,
I don't believe that sorbitol can cause MC, but it can definitely cause D for almost anyone, (it does for me, if I eat a significant amount of it). Sorbitol is found in fruit such as apples, pears, and peaches, and it's the "magic" ingredient in prunes, that has earned them recognition as a laxative.
The small amount in the sublingual B-12 lozenges that I used never seemed to bother me, though.
Tex
I don't believe that sorbitol can cause MC, but it can definitely cause D for almost anyone, (it does for me, if I eat a significant amount of it). Sorbitol is found in fruit such as apples, pears, and peaches, and it's the "magic" ingredient in prunes, that has earned them recognition as a laxative.
The small amount in the sublingual B-12 lozenges that I used never seemed to bother me, though.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hmmm, I was just wondering the same thing. I take Wellgenix sublingual B12 (B6 and folic acid). The base has sorbitol listed as the first ingredient. I don't know if it is what is making me sick or not. Does anyone use or know of another safe kind without it?
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and don't play one on TV.
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan