Is splenda ok to have during pregnancy?

lisamarco · March 2010

There is this arizona peach iced tea that I have recently tried and really like. I saw the gallon ( tried it at my sister's) said splenda on the bottom and not sure if this is ok to have. Not even sure what splenda is. Also it's a iced tea is that ok?

thanks

Kateysomething · March 2010

Yes. And Yes.

RunningWife · March 2010

Splenda is a low calorie sweetener. It's made with Surcralose, which is actually a derivitive of natural sugar.

It's totally one of those personal decisions, but I have had it in moderation (1 packet in my coffee in the morning, if I have any), and in the odd diet soda...

Moderation is fine; it really comes down to what you're comfortable with!

Mini10 · March 2010

yes, go splenda

Vonita · March 2010

RunningWife:
Splenda is a low calorie sweetener. It's made with Surcralose, which is actually a derivitive of natural sugar.
It's totally one of those personal decisions, but I have had it in moderation (1 packet in my coffee in the morning, if I have any), and in the odd diet soda...
Moderation is fine; it really comes down to what you're comfortable with!

This - I have it in moderation too but I think it's one of those things that an individual needs to decide for themselves.

KatieVA92 · March 2010

Good! These answers are making me happy. I was wondering the same thing, and I ended up putting one in my coffee anyway.

W&J'sMommy · March 2010

It is an artificial sweetner, there is a chemical component. I avoid consumption of chemicals whenever possible when pregnant. My drs have always recommended avoiding them as well.

Angela814 · March 2010

Yes. I use splenda in my coffee every morning, and iced tea is fine too.

regs19 · March 2010

i have only been using sugar in the raw while pg, and regular sugar if thats not available. i was a huge splenda/sweet n low person before getting pg but i want to ween myself off of fake sugars.

i drink tons of iced tea though!

babyandme10514 · March 2010

NO! Evidence that there are side effects of Splenda is accumulating little by little. Sucralose has been implicated as a possible migraine trigger, for example. Self-reported adverse reactions to Splenda or sucralose collected by the Sucralose Toxicity Information Center include skin rashes/flushing, panic-like agitation, dizziness and numbness, diarrhea, swelling, muscle aches, headaches, intestinal cramping, bladder issues, and stomach pain. These show up at one end of the spectrum ? in the people who have an allergy or sensitivity to the sucralose molecule. But no one can say to what degree consuming Splenda affects the rest of us, and there are no long-term studies in humans with large numbers of subjects to say one way or the other if it?s safe for everyone. If this sounds familiar, it should: we went down the same path with aspartame, the main ingredient in Equal and NutraSweet. Almost all of the independent research into aspartame found dangerous side effects in rodents. The FDA chose not to take these findings into account when it approved aspartame for public use. Over the course of 15 years, those same side effects increasingly appeared in humans. Not in everyone, of course ? but in those who were vulnerable to the chemical structure of aspartame. As food additives, artificial sweeteners are not subject to the same gauntlet of FDA safety trials as pharmaceuticals. Most of the testing is funded by the food industry, which has a vested interest in the outcome. This can lead to misleading claims on both sides. But one thing is certain: some of the chemicals that comprise artificial sweeteners are known hazards ? the degree to which you experience side effects just depends on your individual biochemistry. Manufacturers are banking on the fact that our bodies won?t absorb very much of these compounds at any one time. And many of us don?t. But what happens when we are ingesting a combination of artificial sweeteners like Splenda dozens of times a week through many different ?low?sugar? or ?sugar?free? products? People have been using artificial sweeteners for decades. Some react poorly, some don?t ? the problem is, you never know until you?re already sick.

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