The child no longer drank diet beverages, but was eating Jell-O with NutraSweet daily. After taking the child off the Jell-O with NutraSweet, again, the symptoms went away. He had been placed on Tegratol, but was still having seizures and headaches. He was advised to give up all forms of artificial sweeteners. Within one week, his headaches and seizures stopped.
Some patients can experience symptoms with as little as a stick of chewing gum.
It has also been noted that pain can be exaggerated in patients who are ingesting aspartame in their diets through the use of a soft drink or other aspartame-containing foods. Vitamin B6 Vitamin C with bioflavinoids, and free-form amino acids can be helpful in reversing the symptoms of aspartame toxicity. Aspartame is not the only artificial sweetener that is dangerous to your health. Sorbitol can be even more dangerous than aspartame, causing kidney failure and neuropathy by accumulating in the kidney and nerve synapses. Sorbitol is used mostly by diabetics.