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   I got just a few responses to my question on zylitol.  Apparently, it
and sorbitol (which my guts did not like in the past) are sugar-alcohols
and can act as laxatives in SOME people.  A few people suggested that I
try using stevia.  I have done that but it is not a one-for-one sugar
substitute like zylitol so I have had trouble making good baked goods
with it.  I was told of the web site www.xylitolworks.com or www.xylitol-
works.com for more details.  I checked it out and it sounds like a good
product.  I am going to go ahead and make some cookies for my diabetic
friends with the zylitol.  I will eat one cookie myself and see what
happens.  I hope my intestines have now healed to the point where
zylitol agrees with me.  Barb in Springfield, OH