Knee Disorders: Is anyone allergic to Aspartame or other artificial sweeteners? If so, does any one have joint pain?

Is anyone allergic to Aspartame or other artificial sweeteners? If so, does any one have joint pain?I lost a lot of weight and, to do so, I changed from regular soda (drank very little of it) to diet soda (mostly diet Coke - drinking almost every day - sometimes two glasses a day). I had no back pain, knee pain, back popping sounds before I lost weight. I though I would be healthier (lost about 50 lbs) but now I am in so much pain - espcially on the left side of my back - area of my ribs. I can even seem to "push" the rib cage forward and it pops and feels better for a while. I also feel better standing up than sitting, or laying down.

Someone has suggested I could have an allergy that is causing severe arthritis (I am over 50 yrs old).

Any help at all would be appreciated - I have gone to more than one doctor and they can't seem to find anything difinitive. I have done physical therapy and continue to walk as often as possible.

Thanks for any help - I am living with it - but I sure would like to spend a few days pain free. Any ideas?

- chickadee_ajm
I would definitely go see a good chiropractor. What you are describing sounds like what they call a rib head popping out of place in your back. A lot of people are wary of chiropractors but I had twisted my sacriliac joint at the base of my spine and with the help of a chiropractor it straightened out and fixed it.
One visit will tell you whether he'll be able to help you or not.

- healthwriter
Diet coke has aspartame in it. You may want to cut it out from your diet for good. Drinking even in small amounts, over the long term, can also accumulate in your body and cause damage.

Conventional doctors or anyone who stands to gain financially from the sale of aspartame would not buy the story that aspartame can kill.

Here's an article that you can read
http://blog.worldvillage.com/health/what_is_aspartame_poisoning.html

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