[Covzire]

I wonder if it's the Sucralose, a chemical completely unrelated to sucrose(table sugar) and was originally developed as a pesticide. I used Listerine for many years before I developed a severe allergy to Sucralose. It started with the skin inside my mouth peeling slightly, it wasn't painful at all just kind of weird. Eventually I began getting hives and rashes on my hands and arms and slowly it kept getting worse and worse. If I use mouthwash or use toothpaste with Sucralose today I'll have very bad hives all-over hives that'll persist for a couple days. Ingesting any via food/snacks means a week of hives and needs a round of predisone to feel somewhat normal until it's all gone from my system.

[technothrasher]

> Sucralose, a chemical completely unrelated to sucrose

Seeing as how it is made directly from the sucrose, I'm not sure how you can say it is "completely unrelated". It is identical to sucrose except for the substitution of three chlorine atoms for hydroxyl groups.

Have you seen an allergist about your reaction? They should be able to do a skin test to confirm the allergy, and I'm sure they would be quite interested, as there seem to be no reports in the medical literature of sucralose allergies.

[mometsi]

One morning, as Gregor Samsa experienced the pesticidal effects of a sweetener used in his mouthwash, he discovered that he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug.

[Covzire]

I had to look up that reference to Gregor Samsa, lol. Btw, I ordered the complete Far side in hardcover immaculate condition that came in 2 giant books for around $50 a few years ago from someone on ebay. For any Gary Larson fans it's a great library addition though it's more like $75-100 these days, and I imagine they'll only get more expensive.