What is sugar alcohol?

[ErinExpat]

I believe that it can cause gas, like sugar-free candy does.

And the shits. Sorry.

[berbles]

Sugar alcohols are artificial sweeteners. And yes, they can give you the shits.

Most ingredients that end in -ol or -itol are sugar alcohols.

[teeah22]

They give me the kind of gas that sits in my stomach for hours, makes me look 4 months pregnant with bloat, and hurts.

[karmasabiotch]

Sugar is disguise. After my WLS I was supposed to avoid that the way I did sugar. It's in a lot of things including yogurt. I haven't had an issue with disgusting it but I only have it in small amounts.

[Deleted]

It causes the farts that take HOURS to pass! Its awful

[ajj]

The devil.

Even just a tiny bit kills my stomach.

[VillainV]

Sugar alcohols give me horrible gas and stomach pains. And I don't really like how they taste. I actively avoid eating them because of how miserable they make me feel. I don't think they're necessarily unhealthy, but the gas and pain isn't worth it to me.

[wowhead]

I do fine with it. It doesn't give me the poops, gas nor does it raise my blood sugar.

[wambam]

Avoid.

If you have a sensitive stomach and are prone to diarrhea, don't even go near it.

In small quantities, i doubt it will give you cancer. But it will make you shit your pants.

[Deleted]

Sugar alcohol sounds delicious.

[daisybuchannan]

Thanks for tagging me TR

Just to echo others, I think it's just artificial sweeteners in disguise.

[Bonita]

Sugar alcohols are artificial sweetners, but they're different because they typically have less effect on blood glucose - one of my friends that was diabetic could have things that had sugar alcohols, but not some other artificial sweetners...

Here is a decent link:
www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/what-can-i-eat/understanding-carbohydrates/sugar-alcohols.html

They don't personally bother me at all...no gas, no shits, no nothing, ha ha