Corn Syrup Side Effects

I have had bladder issues now for the past 3 years and found that corn syrup is one of the culprits. If you haven't noticed it is in EVERYTHING!! It is so bad for you and why are the food companies using this? Money that's why, it is a cheap alternative to sugar. It is in most cereals, ice cream, candy, just about anything, read your labels. It goes straight to the liver and turns into fat. For me, with interstitial cystitis it is particularly irritating.

I was diagnosed with anemia last year. I had been having very loose stools and I finally narrowed it down to two things. One is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and the other is red wine. If you enjoy an occasional soda, try buying the Mexican Coke. It is made with pure cane sugar. Once I switched to real sugar, the stomach issues disappeared. It was so bad that within 15 minutes of consuming a HFCS product, I had diarrhea and whatever I just ate was coming out the back end, undigested. The anemia, I believe, was caused because I wasn't keeping food in my intestines long enough to absorb the nutrients. 11 months later and with a modified diet, I am feeling much better, the anemia is gone and my energy level is back to normal.

I am allergic to corn syrup. I break out in hives and my throat closes off when I eat it.

Hi, I just sent in a response to someone from South Africa about side effects from food, but I was wondering if you have a page on corn syrup side effects? I think this stuff is really nasty and wreaks havoc on the pancreas. When I drink soda or ice tea with corn syrup, something I try to avoid, I get light headed and dizzy. It just happened on Friday when I drank sweetened ice tea at a restaurant. I forgot to ask until after I drank it if it contained corn syrup. It did. The symptoms struck me like lightening an hour later - first- a jump in my heart rhythm, then dizziness followed by a foggy brain. It lasted about 36 hours. I do NOT have this reaction to sugar.

I hope people will be very careful with these corn syrup drinks. They may lead us all to diabetes much faster than sugar. Thank you.