Kal “Pure” Stevia isn’t very pure either – their product is made in china and contains maltodextrin (starch). So far the only side effect I have had is a loss of 20 pounds, but I believe it plausable that individuals can have allergies to it just like anything else. From what i’ve experienced with plant based juice fasting the comments expressing lack of concentration, focus, & twitching sound more like severe sugar withdrawal than may be attributed to starting with Stevia. They only occur if I have not been taking as much magnesium as usual. Again, its highly unlikely for the stevia to cause that twitching and other causes need to be looked into. The horror seemed to last for hours, but realistically was only a couple of minutes. Of course, anything in excess is harmful but as long as you use it in moderate amounts, there shouldn’t be any problems. My digestive issues have finally been resolved although I now take 40mg of Prilosec at night if I eat something like red meat or fried food. Rant over. mixed in with an organic Magnesium supplement and had a reaction I have with all artificial sweeteners. I am definitely having a bad reaction to stevia. Stevia has a very repeatable and consistent side effect with me as a laxative. Not enough of a problem to quit using it ,this time I use half the amt and add blue agave with it. I have found that eating yogurt can also be a challenge as well. Talk about release the Kraken I am glad to have found this forum. I even found out that ice cream tastes *better* with it than with sugar (I can’t say the same about coffee, unfortunately, because the flavor isn’t too nice). Atiana Bowyer (Wisdom Natural Brands). who says life is fair ? It has been about a year since my nasty flatulence went away. Also, I had not yet connected the sore, achy muscles to the stevia, but that’s got to be it. I’ve always known that stevia causes allergies but thanks to your article I now know why I’m allergic to it. If you take enough Nutrasweet, you’ll be familiar with the mental fog. Any allergy to anything can cause ringing in the ears so to say that stevia allergy cannot is not a true statement. 420 Comments. About $7,000 and 6 months ago, I used stevia on a daily basis. Stevia can be very helpful but if you have insulin sensitivity issues, one should still be careful to maintain a proper diet and snacks. By the seventh day, I was pain free and could resume normal activities. The study found that those who consumed any of the artificial or low-calorie sugars in a mid-morning beverage ate more calories at lunch than those who consumed regular sugar in their beverage. I have cut out almost every food without seeing a diffence. But I did find another herb Lippia dulcis, which is almost twice as sweet as Stevia. My whole family is more calm, patient and we don’t experience sugar cravings. Though not directly related to the article, thank you for sharing your testimony. Luckily for us, there’s a new (not so new anymore) boy in town – Stevia. (Related: Is Coffee Good or Bad For You?). I use the TRUVIA brand, and it has been responsible for allergic conditions which put me in the emergency room with flu like symptoms. When ever I add any products that contain Stevia to my diet, or use the product itself I gain weight. THOSE are what cause terrible gas and bloating. Do you consume enough good fats? My lips, mouth, and one cheek became so swollen I could barely breathe through my nose. No more coke life for me for awhile. I’ve talked to someone I know been using Blue Agave for a while and he says it’s sort of like Stevia (no glycemic-index, super-sweet) but has no strange after-taste (which many people don’t notice, so I guess it’s personal taste). If you had itchiness, difficulty breathing, etc, you might be allergic to Stevia. How are you now? However, each person is different and each body has sensitivities. I’m not sure I understand what you mean by this. I’ll be trying the brand mentioned above. Researchers also found no cytotoxic properties at a concentration of 1.25g/L in an in-vitro toxicity test. In this way I’m still cutting my calorie intake and satisfying my cravings for sweets. I have been ingesting lots of it! I am now searching for a possible connection between the stevia and my issues. It’s some highly potent stuff. The only other ingredients are distilled water and grapefruit seed extract. I recently had blood work done and according to the test I am allergic to stevia (and dairy and wheat/flour/gluten). Sincerely, Fran. I will continue to look for documentation of this. By the way, the 2 or 3 weeks of home testing just means you bypass (in a healthy way) losing the waiting time while you get an appointment with your doctor and have expensive, possibly unneeded tests done if the elimination of gluten wouldn’t help your problems. No connection to Migraine attacks is noted. I am a Pepsi addict and could not drink the diet because aspartame does not like me. It was terrible. Had bad diahorrea. Though there was a significant decrease in the final survival rate of the 5% treated rats, there was no noticeable difference in the organs and tissues of all groups when examined under a microscope, and females who took stevioside had a reduced occurrence of breast cancer tumours, and males showed a lesser severity of kidney damage. If you’re over the age of 50 yrs old you can take 50 mg. of DHEA hormone will give you energy and help you lose weight ,,.40 mg. of zinc also good for older folks . DU UNTO OTHERS, NO HATE, GIF+ + + SHARE, FOR SOME OF YOU THAT IS NOT EASY. There are no ingredients listed.) But the, I tried an organic chocolate called Lily Chocolate that uses Organic Stevia. However, at low concentrations, it has some bitterness-masking ability that makes it attractive for use in pharmaceutical products. best ting you can do is give up all sweeteners ! 10.1038/ijo.2016.225, What Should You Know About Neck Pain and Migraine? A majority of stevia-sweetened products contain mostly extracted Rebaudioside A with some proportion of stevioside, which is a white crystalline compound present in stevia that tastes 100 to 300 times sweeter than table sugar. . ), improved adipose tissue maturation and increased glucose transport, insulin signalling and antioxidant defense. Sucralose in baked product, possibly heat exposed gives more intense twitching. early so your hormones are not out of control . after looking at ingredients of all packaging it turns out that in the newest boxes of Kisko Mr. Freezie they have added Stevia Extract. C. Shortt, in Foods, Nutrients and Food Ingredients with Authorised Eu Health Claims, 2014. I am not sensitive to ragweed, any flowers especially chrisanthamums or daiseys so that rules out that connection! I never tried organic erythritol, but I did order organic Stevia from India and began to drink the tea in copious amounts just as I had done twenty-one years ago at age 40. Click the numbers in the parentheses (. ) I’ve never been plagued with headaches or stomach problems as a result the Stevia. You can lead a horse to water but cant force them to drink. – Grapes fruit – 4 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams) – you keep it up, my girl! hello all , my dads wife eats and cooks with stevia,,April- 1st- 16 two months ago I put a muffin with overdose of stevia and as soon as the muffin hit my front teeth ,I had a gag reflex ,never happened before,so i ate it any way ,,30 mins. Stevia, aspartame, sucralose, and sugar alcohols are popular examples. My first episode of joint problems was when my left hip, which had never suffered pain, became so painful that I could not walk alone or with crutches. I wrote to the company 26 October 2016: Is stevia safe in moderation or even at high doses? Alicia Wolf is the Owner of The Dizzy Cook, a diet and lifestyle website for anyone with Migraine, and an Ambassador for the Vestibular Disorder Association. I recently tried straight stevia extract and have had zero side effects. Also, for any one who is experiencing eye spasms, any of the following could be the possible cause (however, there isn’t much proof regarding these causes as the actual reasons behind the intermittent eye-spasms since not everyone who experiences these problems gets eye spasms) : You Hope that helps! I believe you have answered the question my doctors, & dermatogists can’t answer. I had twitching a lot in the eyes too and so I thought it was the stevia plant which I recently incorporated in my drinks… now I am guessing it must have been all those desserts and sweets I have during the festive….thank you all for the informative information I have read so far….now I can give more care to my stevia plant…, I have been using Stevia for approximately a year and starting getting twitching in my left eye about 2 months ago. This is the best Book for people who ‘are diabetic its very old book but it will help you cure type two ; its called ; Diabetes and the hypoglycemic syndrome: Facts, findings and natural treatments : I wonder how you folks that grow it, use this stuff?? MIGHT BENEFIT ONE FOR FEW, BUT DAMAGES MORE AT LARGE. There are many artificial sweeteners available, from the early saccharin, cyclamate, acesuflame K, aspartame and, more recently, sucralose, stevia and advantame, to name just a few. I had stomach aches and became bloated. I would love it if stevia would cleanse my colon, but alas, not so. I have used Stevia brand Wholesome “organic Stevia” non GMO . They all wreak havoc with my gastrointestinal system. Give it a while to work on the irritable bowel symptoms. Valuable points. Just saying. Hi Donna, I’m a nursing mom. And some of the studies were also in-vitro (petri-dish like environment), not always very applicable in a real living animal. Thanks! I may need to cut out stevia for a time and see if that helps. I don’t know of any ill effects from my stevia consumption, but if there are any, they’re outweighed by the benefits. We’re talking about 73% and 96% reductions! Anyway I am anxious to try stevia, as I just read it’s recommended for people with gall stones and although I’m not overweight or diabetic, I use way too much sugar. Does anyone know if this product is not actually as pure as I was led to believe? Thanks! I am puzzled here, glad you are 90 and still here good for you. My question which brand of Stevia did you use? Only used it for abt. Seems digestive issues have cropped up; suffered with constipation; cramping, etc. – Reggie. On the issue of eye twitching, I would seriously get checked out in every way before making possible false statements. I drank two cans of coke life yesterday. Sugar in the food chain is pointless, does nothing for us just feeds on hardwired brain cells to want more and this causes too many health issues. pay attention to shipment time since it has a lifetime of about three months (if my memory doesn’t betray me). Ron Green and Honesty you both stated some harsh facts – and unfortunately, I completely agree with both of you. We have just started selling a chocolate bar made with STEVIA thinking it was suitable for DIABETICS but trading standards as saying otherwise do you have any comment? The plant was discovered to the west by Moisés Santiago Bertoni, a Swiss botanist who emigrated and lived in Paraguay for about half his life. Neotame microcapsules obtained by spray drying with maltodextrin and gum arabic as the encapsulating agents have been applied in chewing gum, resulting in improved stability of the sweetener and promoting its gradual release (Yatka et al., 2005). The only change in I in habit, diet or lifestyle I can come up with is the Stevia. I think anything to do with twitching has to do with a Calcium loss, usually associated with too much sweets in the diet (that kicks the calcium out)… So I would stick with less Stevia & then only WHOLE LEAF powder.