IBS Diet Quick Tip!

Is Soda Pop an IBS Trigger? Share

Hello -

Yes! The only safe ingredient in soda pop is the water.
Most sodas are sweetened with high fructose corn syrup. Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a very poorly digested simple carbohydrate, also known as a FODMAP.

Fructose can cause cramps, spasms, bloating, gas, and diarrhea in people who don't even have IBS. Imagine what it can do to you.

Is diet soda a safer bet? Nope.

Artificial sweeteners are even worse. Splenda, NutraSweet, Equal, saccharine, sorbitol, and all other artificial sweeteners can trigger GI distress and IBS symptoms.

Many soda pops also contain caffeine, which is a GI stimulant. Caffeine can cause urgency, cramps, diarrhea, and rebound constipation.
Adding insult to injury, soda pop is carbonated. Carbonation can cause or increase gas and bloating, or trigger intestinal spasms.
Unhappy at the thought of going fizz-free? It just might be easier - and more delicious - than you'd expect.

As always with IBS, the best plan is substitution, not deprivation.
Get quick IBS safe drink suggestions.
Find a whole chapter of beverages in the IBS-friendly cookbook, for great ideas and safe drink recipes.

Tip Takeaway: There's no such thing as a safe soda pop. If I had to actually create a deadly-for-IBS drink, I'd invent something just like it!

Heather Van Vorous &
Heather's Tummy Care
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