Does Phenylalanine Cause Diarrhea?

Posted on Sat, 14 Oct 2017

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Question : can soft bowels be caused from ingesting to much phenylalanine daily
Nothing I just need you input to my question:
can soft bowels be caud from ingesting to much phenylalanine daily
I ingest daily apprx 15 Ricola sugar free cough drops that contain 1 mg per drop of phenylalnine?

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Phenylalanine can cause diarrhea and soft stools

Detailed Answer:
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Aspartame which is a combination of phenylalanine and aspartic acid used as artificial sweetener can cause dirrhea and soft stools. Limiting the amount of consumption will help.

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Dr.Lekshmi

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng