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Do you drink pop / soda?
Just curious to see if most people with myeloma drink pop / soda - especially diet soda?
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"Aspartame May Increase Men’s Risk Of Developing Myeloma – Results of a recent study indicate that men who drink more than one aspartame-containing diet soda per day have an increased risk of developing multiple myeloma, compared to men who do not drink diet soda. The researchers did not observe the same increased risk among women. Aspartame is a common artificial sweetener. It is the active ingredient in the branded artificial sweetener NutraSweet. For more information, please see the study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (abstract)."
Hi Hopeful, As noted in the Beacon NewsFlash above, there could be a link between the consumption of aspartame, and developing myeloma.
I dropped drinking diet drinks, including diet hot chocolate, after I found out this information. Who knows, but it may have been a factor in my developing myeloma.
Hi Hopeful, As noted in the Beacon NewsFlash above, there could be a link between the consumption of aspartame, and developing myeloma.
I dropped drinking diet drinks, including diet hot chocolate, after I found out this information. Who knows, but it may have been a factor in my developing myeloma.
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Nancy Shamanna - Name: Nancy Shamanna
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Self and others too
- When were you/they diagnosed?: July 2009
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I used to drink quite a large amount of diet soda before my SMM diagnosis 18 months ago.
Like Nancy, I dropped diet soda (and all sodas, for that matter) within days of my diagnosis. I also moved to a nearly completely organic diet. Dr. Berenson also recommended that I avoid any artificial sweeteners shortly after I came to this decision on my own. In fact, that was the very first thing that he said I should change in my diet.
Like Nancy, I dropped diet soda (and all sodas, for that matter) within days of my diagnosis. I also moved to a nearly completely organic diet. Dr. Berenson also recommended that I avoid any artificial sweeteners shortly after I came to this decision on my own. In fact, that was the very first thing that he said I should change in my diet.
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Multibilly - Name: Multibilly
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Me
- When were you/they diagnosed?: Smoldering, Nov, 2012
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No soda, no diet soda.
Multibilly, You are seeing Dr. Berenson? This should probably be another thread, as it is sidetracked. I gather you are out of the Los Angeles area?
Multibilly, You are seeing Dr. Berenson? This should probably be another thread, as it is sidetracked. I gather you are out of the Los Angeles area?
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Wow. I drink 3 or 4 cans of diet soda per day and have done so for probably 30 years.
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coachhoke - Name: coachhoke
- When were you/they diagnosed?: Apri 2012
- Age at diagnosis: 71
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In my younger days when I was in the Navy, I started drinking a lot of diet soda to try and stay awake during the long work days. I was not a coffee drinker, so I relied on diet soda for caffeine. I was drinking between 6 to 12 cans or cups of diet soda a day. I was finding that I was getting into a cycle of not being able to sleep well at night because of all the caffeine and then, because I was tired from not sleeping well, drinking more and more soda to try and stay awake.
Then I went out on patrol on a submarine sometime in 1993 that did not have a soda machine, I forgot why. I did not want to drink coffee, so I cut out the caffeine completely, which affected me more than I expected. For a couple of days I had really bad headaches, was irritable, and felt like crap.
That eventually went away and I found I was sleeping better at night again and I was not as tired in the day. So I stopped drinking caffeinated soda for good. Around 1998 I stopped drinking all soda of any kind.
I did not know about the potential link between aspartame and myeloma. I was not diagnosed with myeloma till 2011 though.
Then I went out on patrol on a submarine sometime in 1993 that did not have a soda machine, I forgot why. I did not want to drink coffee, so I cut out the caffeine completely, which affected me more than I expected. For a couple of days I had really bad headaches, was irritable, and felt like crap.
That eventually went away and I found I was sleeping better at night again and I was not as tired in the day. So I stopped drinking caffeinated soda for good. Around 1998 I stopped drinking all soda of any kind.
I did not know about the potential link between aspartame and myeloma. I was not diagnosed with myeloma till 2011 though.
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Eric Hofacket - Name: Eric H
- When were you/they diagnosed?: 01 April 2011
- Age at diagnosis: 44
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InQ,
Feel free to private message me on your question below. Yes, Dr. Berenson is one of the specialists I see. But I happen to live in Colorado
"....Multibilly, You are seeing Dr. Berenson? This should probably be another thread, as it is sidetracked. I gather you are out of the Los Angeles area?
Feel free to private message me on your question below. Yes, Dr. Berenson is one of the specialists I see. But I happen to live in Colorado
"....Multibilly, You are seeing Dr. Berenson? This should probably be another thread, as it is sidetracked. I gather you are out of the Los Angeles area?
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Multibilly - Name: Multibilly
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Me
- When were you/they diagnosed?: Smoldering, Nov, 2012
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No soda except for the occasional regular Coke a few times a month.
One reason: The above quoted study.
Another reason: After becoming inflicted with this disease, I significantly changed my eating and drinking habits. No more junk food, no more snacks, no more artificial sugars, artificial flavors and so on. There is no proven connection between diet and a successful cure for myeloma, but common sense dictates that being healthy improves at least your chances of good quality of life. Same goes for losing weight. Being overweight puts extra strain on your body.
Long story short, cutting the soda pop is one thing, at least in my mind, that a patient should be doing. In the grand scheme of things, that goes for everybody, not only cancer patients, but ...
One reason: The above quoted study.
Another reason: After becoming inflicted with this disease, I significantly changed my eating and drinking habits. No more junk food, no more snacks, no more artificial sugars, artificial flavors and so on. There is no proven connection between diet and a successful cure for myeloma, but common sense dictates that being healthy improves at least your chances of good quality of life. Same goes for losing weight. Being overweight puts extra strain on your body.
Long story short, cutting the soda pop is one thing, at least in my mind, that a patient should be doing. In the grand scheme of things, that goes for everybody, not only cancer patients, but ...
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ivanm - Name: Ivan Mitev
- Who do you know with myeloma?: self
- When were you/they diagnosed?: August, 2011
- Age at diagnosis: 37
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I drank a lot of diet sodas when I worked (I'm retired now) ... usually 1 to 2 cans a day, for about 25-30 years. Perhaps that contributed to my multiple myeloma ... who knows? I stopped drinking diet sodas about 5-6 years ago, though, so maybe that will help a little.
As with most people with multiple myeloma, I had other things in my life that could have also caused it.
As with most people with multiple myeloma, I had other things in my life that could have also caused it.
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DallasGG - Name: Kent
- Who do you know with myeloma?: myself
- When were you/they diagnosed?: 6/20/2013
- Age at diagnosis: 56
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I used to drink a lot of diet soda, but I quit when I decided it was poison. About 6 months later I was diagnosed.
My theory is that this disease was caused either by diet soda or eating raw cookie dough. Probably the latter.
My theory is that this disease was caused either by diet soda or eating raw cookie dough. Probably the latter.
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KimT - Name: Kim Tank
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Me
- When were you/they diagnosed?: July 2013
- Age at diagnosis: 53
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