 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I also keep Biotene gum in my mouth almost all my working hours and they list their ingredients as Polyglycitol first and Sorbitol second.
With that said I have NEVER experienced any side effects or problems from this gum and I would hate to have to go a day without it. It frees me from having to carry a water bottle with me everytime I leave my office. I can carry on long conversations which I am prone to do without having to constantly sip water. I chew it even in City Council meetings. I did make an announcement my first or maybe 2nd Council meeting about why I chew gum and now everyone understands that's just a part of me. For me I find it's best to only put 1/2 a piece in my mouth and I find that it lasts for hours but when it goes, it goes quickly from gum to little pieces of dust.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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