Oh, yes... Russell Stover and Whitman's (both the same company)
put sorbitol in all their chocolates! I wonder if this is the reason they are going out of business? Selling off the company?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansol...e-giant-lindt/
Maybe the recipes will change?

For a short time I was buying the fancy tins to use to store my special pencils and brushes in, and those only show up for Xmas and Mother's Day. I'd portion out the candy but I was getting sick on just one or 2 here and there! Yep it was the sorbitol in them!

Another culprit---Hersheys has added this new emulsifier...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygly...olyricinoleate

It comes from castor oil.... which is a laxative! Doesn't bother hubby, but it does me!

Carob bean gum is another...and it is in creamed cheese, and some cottage cheeses!
The other gums like xanthum gum and guar seem less offensive in small amounts.

Most processed foods have these now...they are termed "natural" and they help improve flow and movement and mixing all thru the manufacturing process. They are FOS and as a form of polysaccharides feed various GI bacteria. This is what causes the diarrhea and gas.

I think people with GI upsets from FOS...should consider a FODMAPS diet...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FODMAP

Normal gut bacteria get really messed up with antibiotics, and this is one big cause of FODMAP I think.

If you have problems with inulin (not insulin) (the pastas sold as low calorie) that would point to needing a FODMAP diet.