Phenylephrine HCL, Diet Pepsi, or Other ?

[DJ]

Hello all, Since MC, the only medication I've taken is for MC or D with the exception a about 4 or 5 Tylenol (total) and Imitrex twice. I caught my husband's cold/fever this week and yesterday I had Phenylephrine HCL (Sudafed PE) twice and two bottles of Diet Pepsi. I had not been using either one of those.
Yesterday, my gut sounded like a creaky door and last night I was up frequently in the night with the extreme burping I talk about. That unusual burping had not gone away but had become less severe with my new diet and Entocort and I think it is related to MC.
Are any of you intolerant of Sudafed PE or Diet Pepsi?

Thanks

[tex]

DJ,

Most of us can't tolerate artificial sweeteners. I have no idea what ingredients are found in Sudafed PE, but the Diet Pepsi contains a large enough dose of artificial sweeteners to cause many/most of us to react.

Tex

[DJ]

Yes, Tex, I can see that might be the case. It sure tasted good going down being I can't taste right now. I'll switch to ginger ale and I'm not taking any more of that medication either. I'd rather have a runny nose that a back step. I'm treating the burpy GERD as part of the bigger picture. I feel like a detective who goofs up the case now and then - Inspector Clouseau, I suppose.

Thanks

[tex]

I think we all emulate Inspector Clouseau, now and then.

Tex

[Leah]

When I am sick, I do take Sudafed and am perfectly fine. Keeping my sinuses clear prevents me from getting a sinus infection ( which would lead to antibiotics). The diet coke is a no no though.

Leah