I have had 2 nasty experiences with stevia. The first one was when the wife used it to sweeten my cups of tea, had about 3 or 4 cups of tea with it in and experienced bad diarrhea. The second and last time 'I hope' was when I decided to go on a low carb diet.I was not aware that a popular diet cordial and diet jelly both from the same company contained stevia. I have thought that I may die only a few times in my 62 years this was the worst that I have ever felt. If you must try this start with a small dose and see how you go, but don't go to far from a toilet. I find it amusing that people say it is safe it comes from a plant. Many poisons come from plants.
I now check the ingredients in all products, some of the cheap none diet drinks available in supermarkets also contain artificial sweeteners, maybe its cheaper than sugar.
