Decaffeinated Green Tea May Cause Shingles!

by Susan
(NJ)

I started drinking 2-3 cups of decaffeinated green tea per day because I heard that it was a good antioxidant.

Approximately two weeks into this, I had flu like symptoms,which only lasted a day or so and not nearly as bad as actually having the flu.

A few days after, I started to notice what I thought were bug bites on my torso around my rib cage.

The next day, there were more and they not only itched but they hurt as well.

Considering I was in my early 40's, I tried to dismiss the idea that they might be shingles.

But something in my gut kept telling me that's what it was, so I immediately called my doctor. Sure enough, SHINGLES!

I have given birth twice, and let me tell you, the pain I experienced with childbirth was nothing compared to the pain from the shingles.

Now, I can't directly connect the green tea to the shingles, however, considering it is an antioxidant, I felt it was very possible that the tea could have somehow triggered the shingles reaction.

Food for thought!