Stevia gives me intense muscle pain-i looked it up and its a side effect.
I have given up diet soda after a 50 year habit.
Caffeine too.
I’ve recently become GI intolerant of sorbitol as well which is really unfortunate since I used to be able to chew Extra all day and now even a few minutes of the stuff causes bloating for days. Strange. Erythritol is probably the safest sugar alcohol but too expensive for all but Whole Foods gum makers.
I’ve heard that about stevia. There’s more options these days, (monk fruit?) so just keep trying.