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Is Xylitol A Safe Sugar Substitute For Someone With Crohn's Disease?

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Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2014
Question: Is xylitol a safe sugar substitute for someone with crowns disease ?i mean crohn's disease.
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Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (46 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Xylitol can be used

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

Xylitol can be used for artificial flavoring in patients with stable Crohns disease but it should be avoided during active flares of the disease as it might worsen the active inflammation

I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me

I wish you good health

Regards
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Is Xylitol A Safe Sugar Substitute For Someone With Crohn's Disease?

Brief Answer: Xylitol can be used Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query Xylitol can be used for artificial flavoring in patients with stable Crohns disease but it should be avoided during active flares of the disease as it might worsen the active inflammation I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me I wish you good health Regards