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One of the worst days of my life,” “Help me," “The horror at 30,000 feet!” Taken out of their original context, these phrases might sound scary. Terrifying, even. However, you all know that it's all about the context, and in this case, it's actually a pretty hilarious one.

Long story short, it turns out that sugar-free gummies will most probably send you rushing to the bathroom. It's all because of the innocent-sounding sugar alcohol called maltitol, which is found in the ingredient called lycasin. Apparently, Haribo sugarless gummy bears are no exception when it comes to sugar alcohol, and boy, what a wild ride the Amazon review section for the gummies was.

For this list, we recommend you put away snacks and drinks because your appetite will probably be ruined in no time. Scroll down to read people's hilariously awful experiences with sugar-free Haribo gummies, and vote for the ones that made you laugh!

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Laura Gastelum
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brother used to ruin everything that I baked. He picked the pecans off a pecan pie. He ate half a cake that was for a birthday party. After years of this I bought some chocolate laxatives. I told him not to eat the chocolate because it was special. It was gone faster than I thought was possible. Later that night he wanted to go to the hospital. I had to confess. He got in more trouble than I did.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It sounds like a well-written, after-action report. A particularly hilarious one. :-)

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Friedlander Rosenzweig
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would people stop taking things from your bowl if they didn’t know your candy was the source of the problem? You know and I know...but, they didn’t find out, so this was really kind of a revenge story.

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Sheri Lattimer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having served in the military myself (and my last 2 years as a Supply NCO), I can totally see this!! (As I ROFL!!)

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Lyone Fein
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people can't follow orders. Bad news in the military.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wish I'd known about these little jewels when I was still in service.

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Meyer Weinstock
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ICEDs....you need to to sell these things under that label!

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Jackson Bylsma
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jesus f*****g Christ. Goddamn Stephen King. Nice man, mad respect for you.

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Kendal Hazel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have laughed so hard at this review, so much so that I am trying to find these little demon bears for my own pranks on coworkers. Shame they're discontinued.

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Citizen Josie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many civilians. Of course soldiers are like this. I can see this happening.

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Elak Swindell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was freakin' hilarious. Thanks for the tears from laughing.

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Sandra Nicht
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BAHAHAHAHAHA I love military pranks, this might beat my ex BF's tale of when his unit put all the shaving cream and sunblock sent to Kuwait in care packages into the bottom of the sand latrine (covering it with a little sand) and then waiting for the first poor soul to step up to the p**s pole and sink in it to his knees...

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Isabel Care
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

During exam time at school (35 years ago) some one nicked a pack of my sugar free cool mints. He must have eaten them all in one go. 20 minutes into the exam he had to go to the loo, accompanied by a teacher to make sure he wasn't cheating on the exam. He never made it back. I felt sorry for the teacher. Being used to sorbitol, I could eat 4 or 5 mints in a day without harm. As a sorbitol virgin this guy was doomed at 3 at once, let alone a whole pack. Karma

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Argie Smith
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even if they figured out it was the gummis, you could still say that someone "with virus contaminated hands" must have touched the gummis, thereby transferring the stomach bug to all the others who ate from your same bowl. This was a diabolical plan, indeed!

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elfin
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poisoning people just a little because it amuses you is sociopathic.

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Catherine Todd
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having grown up in the military, I had to Laugh and Laugh and Laugh!

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Gyan Ranjan Pruthal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At first, I thought that he had mixed some laxatives with the gummy bears to punish the would-be-thieves. Then, after reading other posts in this thread, I realised it was the gummy bears themselves that were this evil. Searching on Amazon right now to see if they sell them in my country. I've a few people in mind i'd gift them to.

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Peter Chee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is me in school trying to get my friends to stop stealing my lunch.

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Pamela Taylor
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let's just send these to N Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, etc. Save out troops!

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Cecilia Cheung
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh wow. This is definitely going to be a key factor next time I need to exact revenge 🤭

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Chloe Elizabeth
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hello my name is Chloe Elizabeth I'm from USA i want to testify of a great and powerful spell caster my husband left me and the kids for 2 weeks when i called him he didn't pick up when he came back home the 3rd week he told me he wanted a divorce i was so sad i cried all night he left again i was so lonely the next day i was searching for something online when i found a spell caster called Dr Osasu who have helped so many people with their problems so i contacted him with my problems he told me it will take 24hrs and my husband will be back to me i did every thing he told me to do and the next day my husband came back kneeling and begging he canceled the divorce we are now happy together Dr Osasu can help you too Email him at (drosasu25@gmail. com) WhatsApp +2347064365391

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think we all know some folk who could use a bag of those then.......

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Are the Sugar-Free Gummy Bear Reviews Real?

To think of such horrible, vulgar things to say about a beloved brand and its products proves just how real the reviews truly are. Every single bad Haribo sugar-free review is almost 100% as real as any other review. To nail this fact further, the toxicity of the product even spread to more beloved products of the company.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People due for a colonoscopy might find these preferable to the gallon of liquid glorp they would otherwise have to drink. Either way, good luck if there's only one bathroom in the house and more than one person.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If those confections are so potent, why are they being sold...if no warning accompanies them........ if intended consumers are likely to be children, it could be serious for them if they should eat more than a couple...... what child would pig out on gummy bears regardless of sweetener...... we now know some adults have . . . . . . .

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Do Sugar-Free Gummy Bears Taste Good?

Sugar-free products are known for tasting bad or different from sugared ones. Example? Original Haribo gummy bears. While the sugar-free version has an almost unending list of reviews pointing out the horrible taste, the originals are kinder. So, looking at sugar-free gummy bear reviews alone, it’s easy to assume that taste makes a difference in quality.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

maybe... just maybe... for your sister... when she gets too annoying of course.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

NOT JUST HARIBO GUMMY BEARS!!! I purchased a container of sugar free meringue cookies. Since they were sugar free I ate a s**t-ton of them. Guess what? 2 days of reversing a s**t-ton ton of these from my body. OMG thought I turned myself inside out. In my defense the ingredients label was covered by another label. You know.; the place where it states "excessive consumption may cause a laxative effect". Ya think????

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Why Did Haribo Discontinue Sugar-Free Gummy Bears?

Are reviews not enough? Well, the product also made headlines in some of the most famous magazines in the world. According to Forbes, these gummy bears’ main “sugary” component, lycasin, can lead to nasty side effects, like stomach problems. In Haribo’s defense, the company did put a warning label.