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Well, sorbitol makes you shit like the devil's own firehose, so if anyone thought it was totally fine they were probably not paying attention.
After a certain age you may opt hor whetever moves it through ya
Naturally occurring sorbitol in prunes is what makes them a good laxative. And honestly, the extreme diarrhea from sorbitol isn’t related to what this article is saying is a potential health problem.
But the amount of sorbitol needed to cause liver strain as described in the article is going to be more than the amount needed to cause diarrhea, so it seems like a moot point.
Also you might need to be a fish
Yeah this doesn't sound like such a bad thing TBH