PP AWARD
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PP AWARD
I have a new nomination for the PP Award. I would like to nominate Mott's Applesauce customer service. (When I called the phone number on the jar cs answered Dr. Pepper and Snapple, I think.) I've been eating a lot of applesauce these days and the jars are quite watery. One was so bad that I decided to call to complain. The cs rep said it was because the apples were so juicy! I said NO it is because you put in too much water. She said it at least 2 times.........
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and don't play one on TV.
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
If it's listed in second place on the label, then it's the second most important ingredient, by weight. The water shouldn't cause D, however, but the apple juice might.
If you're eating significant amounts of apple sauce, then you're getting a significant amount of fiber, (maybe too much?). The worst problem, though, is the sorbitol that occurs naturally in apple juice. Apple juice, cherry juice, peach juice or nectar, and pear juice or nectar, all contain significant amounts of sorbitol, and sorbitol is a natural laxative, (so are the other sugar alcohols). Sorbitol gives me D if I eat more than a small amount. I can usually get away with one apple, for example, but more can cause problems for me. I don't normally eat applesauce, so I have no idea how much it would take to give me D. Sorbitol levels vary in various fruit crops, depending on growing conditions, so it's impossible to predict how much is likely to be in any given batch, without testing it.
Tex
If you're eating significant amounts of apple sauce, then you're getting a significant amount of fiber, (maybe too much?). The worst problem, though, is the sorbitol that occurs naturally in apple juice. Apple juice, cherry juice, peach juice or nectar, and pear juice or nectar, all contain significant amounts of sorbitol, and sorbitol is a natural laxative, (so are the other sugar alcohols). Sorbitol gives me D if I eat more than a small amount. I can usually get away with one apple, for example, but more can cause problems for me. I don't normally eat applesauce, so I have no idea how much it would take to give me D. Sorbitol levels vary in various fruit crops, depending on growing conditions, so it's impossible to predict how much is likely to be in any given batch, without testing it.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hiya Joan!
I wish I had a nickel for every call I've made to customer services. I used to write their reponses down in a notebook - before I decided to eliminate almost all processed foods. I called once about a canned tuna that listed vegetable oil as an ingredient - the rep kept insisting that vegetable oil could NOT mean corn or soy oil. I asked her to research further and she called later to say that it did indeed contain soy oil. The bonus was they always used to send you free coupons for their products when you called. Are they still doing that?
Often, I find that I can do fine with a piece of fruit. However, anything that contains multiple pieces of fruit (fruit juice, applesauce, jam) may cause D. Maybe we aren't meant to eat so much of a good thing in a single serving?
Love,
Polly
I wish I had a nickel for every call I've made to customer services. I used to write their reponses down in a notebook - before I decided to eliminate almost all processed foods. I called once about a canned tuna that listed vegetable oil as an ingredient - the rep kept insisting that vegetable oil could NOT mean corn or soy oil. I asked her to research further and she called later to say that it did indeed contain soy oil. The bonus was they always used to send you free coupons for their products when you called. Are they still doing that?
Often, I find that I can do fine with a piece of fruit. However, anything that contains multiple pieces of fruit (fruit juice, applesauce, jam) may cause D. Maybe we aren't meant to eat so much of a good thing in a single serving?
Love,
Polly
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Joan,
Sometimes, I tried not eating when I was reacting. After a day or so, though, I would get world-class hiccups that were almost impossible to stop. At first, drinking water, in long, slow sips would usually stop them, but eventually that didn't work either. I finally had to start eating again, so that I could get some sleep.
I've often wondered if that's a normal reaction, or if it was just me. I don't recall anyone else ever mentioning it. Once, during a two-week period between tests, I lived on jello, Sprite soda water, and water. I would guess that I had hiccups over half the time during those two weeks. <sigh>
Tex
Sometimes, I tried not eating when I was reacting. After a day or so, though, I would get world-class hiccups that were almost impossible to stop. At first, drinking water, in long, slow sips would usually stop them, but eventually that didn't work either. I finally had to start eating again, so that I could get some sleep.
I've often wondered if that's a normal reaction, or if it was just me. I don't recall anyone else ever mentioning it. Once, during a two-week period between tests, I lived on jello, Sprite soda water, and water. I would guess that I had hiccups over half the time during those two weeks. <sigh>
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.