Like this: Like Loading Subscribe to my newsletter for more fun My book!!! Comments O. Who knew? This would be a much tastier way to do a colonoscopy prep in the future… Down 5 lbs but a lesson learned. I can do this portion control on my own now. Jonathan — sorry about your problems, but what a great story for my Risk Comm classes! I use some of your other publications and website as examples.
This kind of thing humanizes the author. Absolutely, Valeri! I was reading your story and feeling a bit sheepish; you sound as though you approached this in much the way I did when I had a bad experience last October with the airline Virgin America. Jeff, thanks for your comment. I think they had no choice other than to help me, but a their help was uncompassionate and inadequate and b would have been completely unnecessary if they had simply disclosed, up front, a known issue with their products.
It was a preventable crisis. I was on the original nutrisystem many years ago and although the foods were kind of limited, they did not contain any maltitol, sorbitol, or any other sugar alcohol. My sister and I along with 2 friends and my husband all joined together, and we all did remarkably well.
I went from a size to a size 2! We maintained our weight for several years and then started getting a bit careless and started to put back most of the weight again. My husband and I rejoined and both immediately began to get bouts of diarrhea, bloat, flatulence, stomach cramps, among other discomforting symptoms.
This company must stop telling people that these symptoms are rare and only happen to few people because this is false! A blatant lie!!! It happened to both of us and many of our acquaintences.
How about getting rid of those toxic ingredients and using plain sugar in lower quantities as I am now doing. Splenda and all those sugar substitutes are all toxic.
In addition, my husband and my sister started suffering from high blood pressure after eating the gazillion amounts of sodium in that food. NS must allow people to lose weight in a more healthy manner! People should not have to sacrifice their health at a time when they are very vulnerable in order to lose weight!
Also, they should be forwarned about the sugar alcohols so they have a better idea of what they are getting into from the onset!!!! I too, have used Nutrisystem in the past with much success. I started back after a few years of not being on the program and gas and diarrhea started immediately. I called and they said give it a couple of weeks. A couple of weeks and the problem was to the point of regular food would not stay in me.
I am now under a doctors care to try to get my system back to normal. They should have warnings on their food! I went on Nutrisystem to lose 10 pounds. I lost much more. I began experiencing abdominal discomfort which transformed into a full blown crippling abdominal attack on day 7. I woke to extreme abdominal cramping, gas, sweating, bloating etc.
After 4 days I was in the Dr. I was diagnosed with severe diverticulitis, or so we thought. I was put on 2 very intense antibiotics for 12 days. Not knowing it was related to Nutrisystem, I continued to eat their foods while closely monitoring what I was eating.
I had to force myself to eat due to extreme nausea. While it was good news, it did show irritation in my appendix. After going carefully thru all that I was eating the light went on! I had never had any abdominal issues and the only difference in my diet was Nutrisystem! I called the company and they seemed to be quite aware of this issue. They did offer to let me send back the new box of food, and any food unopened for full refund.
THey also said that they would put those foods on a 72 hour recall? The person on the phone stated some folks have a hard time with the sugar alcohols. Issues is putting it mildly. I missed 2 weeks of work, 4 dr. Final conclusion of my doctors and myself: Nutrisystem. It was the only difference in my diet that could explain this massive bloating, gas, pain, nausea and cramping.
It has been 2 days since I packed it all up and called it quits with Nutrisystem. I no longer have cramping but still much nausea which could be due to the heavy antibiotics i had to go on. It was no worth it….. I decided my health is the most important thing and nutrisystem clearly put that in harms way. In all, I did find it easy to do, the foods were not that bad. It is still crazy to me that they can send full chicken breast with beans etc. There must be some insane preservatives in their food.
Notice your abdomen area while on this should you still decide to give it a try. Now I just shop correctly, eat the right portions and hit the gym to maintain my weight! I started Nutrisystem and immediately started feeling stomach discomfort such as gas, bloating, constipation. I called and spoke to a counselor and told me it could be from the Sugar Alcohol and avoid certain foods.
This thread has helped me tremendously! I was so proud to lose 21 pounds in the last 5 mos. Love the weight loss. Hate the side effects! Bernstein, thank you so much for using your fame to expose Nutrisystem. I googled side effects of Nutrisystem and found you. I attributed the extreme bloat to juice. So I cut it out. Well today after eating only Nutrisystem food I searched on line for its side effects. Again thank you so much!!!
My cousin was on Nutrisystem and developed stomach cancer over a period of three months. My husband was on Nutrisystem for one year. He now has stage 4 stomach cancer that we are battling. I also have a friend from high school that was on Nutrisystem and she has the same diagnosis. I would be interested in talking to anyone with this diagnosis. Thank You Jayme. Hi Jonathan. I had a similar experience with NutriSystem but it took me much longer to figure it out. I should have known to look at the ingredients before ordering any of their food!
I had a big problem with sugar-free cookies several years ago. What an absolutely miserable experience! Needless to say, I quit NS completely and will not try it again until and unless they remove sugar alcohols from their foods. Then my younger daughter joined the conversation affirming she, too, had a problem with Malitol. All three of us started reading labels of all our food purchases and are doing everything we can to avoid all sugar alcohols. My younger daughter just wants to avoid eating much sugar.
Thanks for your blog. Do you happen to know of any websites to try? Cindy, sorry your daughters had similar experience. When upping the intake of fiber in your diet, you should do so slowly to allow the bacteria in your digestive system time to catch up.
Consuming too much fiber when your body isn't ready can lead to gas and bloating. Even adding small amounts at a time can cause abdominal pain, according to the University of Michigan Health System. When selecting your Nutrisystem foods, you may not take the fiber content into account, which may lead to you eating more than your body is ready for.
The University of Michigan Health System suggests adding fiber to your diet at a rate of 5 grams every two weeks. If your Nutrisystem diet is making you feel too gassy, you might want to take a look at the nutrition information for each food item and make your selections based on the amount of fiber, slowly increasing as tolerated.
Also, it's important to drink plenty of water, at least 8 cups daily, when adding fiber to your diet to prevent constipation. A diet that includes lean proteins, vegetables, fruits, and grains is considered balanced and healthy. But it will produce gas. Not only does this cause a deficiency in how many nutrients are absorbed by the body, but it can also cause diarrhea or constipation. You can make minor adjustments while your body gets accustomed to the fiber intake.
Week 1 is a little bit different from the remainder of the program.
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