> Something else: I think I'm allergic to stevia. It seems to inflame my > sinuses and sometimes induces flu-like symptoms. Could that be? Have > you ever heard of anything like that? No, but nothing surprises me with allergic reactions. Good thing that you could narrow it down. Dad with magnesium stearate - "However, docusate sodium and magnesium stearate are known to cause laxative effects. In the doses that AIDS patients must take, the letter says, these fillers might exacerbate the chronic diarrhea, nausea..." The movie I mentioned has in it "Gypsy Punks" - Frontman Hutz -- "Everything Is Illuminated," adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer's novel. See yah real soon