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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Spangles on August 28, 2015, 06:13:21 AM

Title: Best thing to drink?
Post by: Spangles on August 28, 2015, 06:13:21 AM
Hi
I suffer from anxiety in my tummy. I don't drink tea or coffe and avoid juices due to the acidic effects. I do during peppermint tea, camomile and green tea. I am finding these drinks are agrivating my tummy an was hoping some one may have some suggestions?
Thanks
Shellb
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Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: honeybun on August 28, 2015, 06:19:40 AM
Have you tried Red Bush Tea. I find it easy on my tummy and its good for you too.


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Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: Spangles on August 28, 2015, 06:25:56 AM
Hi HB
I'm trying to stay away from teas as I'm starting to get tummy acid, but thankyou.
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Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: honeybun on August 28, 2015, 06:28:47 AM
Red Bush is caffeine free and not very acidic at all.

Can't think what else you could try. It's difficult when you have an acidic tummy. Even water can make it worse.


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Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: Chi chi on August 28, 2015, 08:54:58 AM
My grandad used to swear by milk for tummy acid although I could imagine it being a bit sickly?
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: honeybun on August 28, 2015, 08:57:54 AM
Milk makes my heartburn much much worse although for years I was told it would help. I think it's difficult to digest.

Are you taking anything for the heartburn Shell.

Sorry I can't remember if you have already said.


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Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: holly d on August 28, 2015, 05:02:14 PM

 Hi,
 I have just started drinking coconut milk and almond milk also fennel tea, seems to be helping and my skin and hair improving.Hope you find something to settle tummy. xx
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: CLKD on August 28, 2015, 05:07:11 PM
If I drink too much liquid my tummy gets to gurgle …… doesn't matter what drink it is.

Flat coca cola is advised for upset tummies.  Open the bottle, store in the fridge, bring it out to warm a little and drink.  I drink black T with 2 sugars ………. for breakfast, mid-morning, after lunch and during the afternoon.

Goat products can help too.  Many people who suffer allergies drink goat milk or eat goat milk ice cream.
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: Unhinged on August 28, 2015, 08:35:15 PM
Hi Shellb,

I also have the stomach anxiety and also acid reflux, I find that ginger tea - as well as tasting lovely, settles my stomach. I buy "Twinings Settling Ginger", it's so good I now drink as much of that as normal tea (which aggravates the problem). Ginger tea actually calms the acid problem for me, ginger is known to settle the stomach, sometimes I also chew a small piece of raw ginger. Ginger tea is caffeine-free of course, no milk, so avoids some of the known aggravators too.

Unhinged x
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: Unhinged on August 28, 2015, 08:39:57 PM
Sparkle - I have one right now, I ate some chocolate earlier and you know what that can do to us acid sufferers, so out comes the ginger, it's so nice I drink it by choice not only to settle my stomach! x
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: mandy43 on August 28, 2015, 09:55:56 PM
Liquorice tea is really good for your stomach xx
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: CLKD on August 29, 2015, 04:54:54 PM
DH puts grated ginger into most of our meals [except fish and chips  ::) ] and curry can be settling.  Lightly fried/grilled chicken slices with rice.  I was advised to swallow a Colpermin capsule within an hour of eating my main meals, that's 3 times a day then: my poo eventually smelt of peppermint  ::)

Eating little and often can stop the gurgles etc.. 
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: toffeecushion on August 29, 2015, 05:09:55 PM
my poo eventually smelt of peppermint  ::)

Really? :)
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: Taz2 on August 29, 2015, 05:11:00 PM
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Taz x
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: getting_old on August 29, 2015, 05:26:22 PM
I second the flat coca cola for calming upset stomachs, but just the original - the diet stuff makes things worse. When I've suffered an upset stomach it's often the only thing I can cope with for at least 24 hours afterwards.
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: Dancinggirl on August 29, 2015, 06:02:57 PM
Fennel Tea is really great fro soothing the tummy. The germans have been giving babies fennel tea sooth wind and colic fro hundreds of years.  I love it with half a spoon of honey.
I do like Colpermin as well - really good for the digestion. DG x
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: CLKD on August 29, 2015, 07:08:11 PM
Colpermin and another drug (Motillium I think) saved my Life when IBS symptoms became unbearable.  I still don't know how I got through the afternoon before going to the GP who then prescribed medication.

After 3 days I knew I would live.  So smelling of peppermint wasn't a problem  ;)

Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: peripenguin on August 30, 2015, 08:08:38 AM
Liquorice tea is lovely but I stopped it because liquorice lowers your potassium levels and I know mine are low, the GP did a blood test.
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: toffeecushion on August 30, 2015, 08:35:35 AM
I think liquorice affects your blood pressure too
Title: Re: Best thing to drink?
Post by: peripenguin on August 30, 2015, 08:40:25 AM
yes, I think so as well.

http://health.clevelandclinic.org/2013/11/how-black-licorice-can-make-your-heart-jump/