View Single Post
 
Old 10-29-2008, 09:34 PM
villages07's Avatar
villages07 villages07 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 11,070
Thanks: 2
Thanked 24 Times in 17 Posts
Default

The common ingredient I've found in various high protein bars that seems to cause these symptoms is Maltitol (artificial sweetener). You can google maltitol side effects to get more info. Here's one paragraph I found:

Well, when your stomach starts making funky noises and you feel the uncomfortable effects of gas happening inside your body about an hour after eating that product, there's only ONE word that can describe what has happened to you: MALTITOL!

Check your labels
__________________
Maryland (DC Suburbs) - first 51 years
The Villages - next 51 years