Gunpowder Green Tea Cause Nausea and Diarrhea?

by Laura
(Bolton, England)

On Sunday I decided to try Gunpowder green tea at a cafe. I wanted to go for the healthiest option.

The tea didn't look that green in colour when poured out but I drank it anyway.

I was given a medium sized teapot and I drank it all. Shortly after I experienced nausea and today (2 days later) I have diarrhea.

I was wondering if gunpowder green tea has done this to anyone else?

Answer:

Laura, green tea does sometimes cause stomach problems as you have described.

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However, it seems unlikely to me it can still result in stomach upset 2 days later.

My two cents.

Julian

Why Drinking Tea and Coffee May Upset Stomach and Cause Acid Reflux

by Peter
(Eden NSW Australia)

Coffee and Tea are great. However

As with regards to sugar...

For the last 20 years I have suffered from reflux or upset stomach. Many doctors have prescribed reflux medication, some helped but nothing fixed the problem.

So after cleaning a drain with Bi Carb (Baking Soda) I thought I would try it on myself. I took half a small teaspoon of bi carb in about an inch of water in a glass. This instantly fixed the reflux. (Great) and lasted for a week. However over the years the daily dosage needed to keep the reflux in check rose to 5 teaspoons of bi-carb each day.

Finally in desperation I looked through the Internet. The cause of the reflux I had been having all those years was caused by sugar. 6 cups of coffee and tea each day with 2 spoons of sugar in each cup. That?s about 4000 yes four thousand spoonfuls a year. So I simply cut out sugar and soft drinks (No artificial sweeteners or chocolate).

Since that day I have never had reflux or needed to take anything to combat it.

I still have the occassional unsweetened coffee or tea with never a problem.

Green Tea, Stomach Pain and Sleeplessness

by Brenny
(Romania)

I started taking green tea a lot lately and notice I have constant stomach pain and sleepless night.

Now it all makes sense. Thank you for the explanations.

The safest things are not so safe after all.

Green Tea and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

by Anonymous

Hope you do not mind me asking but I was wondering if you have any info regarding drinking your green tea and Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?

I have not tried your tea as of yet because I have IBS. I have tried other green teas and they seem to make my symptoms worse in spite of all the research I have read for it's medicinal benefits.

Could it be I need to drink it hot as I have been drinking it cold? Or do you have any other suggestions to go with the tea I purchased from you?

Answer:

Hey, the research regarding green tea and IBS is mixed and rather inconclusive to date, but overall it seems to indicate that green tea helps rather than hinders, probably because of its anti-inflammatory properties.

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As for drinking my friend HQ's Dragon Well tea, I highly recommend you drink it hot.

There are various reasons for this:

- Catechins are unoxidised and more potent.
- Your body retains hot fluid better.
- According to Chinese Medicine theory, hot tea is more beneficial than cold tea.

Of course, you will still be able to benefit from drinking tea cold. But from the health point of view, my current research seems to indicate that hot tea is preferable.

You might want to start slowly to test things out. Try having 1 gram per 8 ounce cup, or 60 tea shoots per 225 millimetre glass or mug.

This is the concentration I have daily, and it still does wonders.

Hope it helps.

Green Tea with Cinnamon Help With IBS!

by warda ashraf
(dhaka)

I have IBS and it makes me suffer a lot!..lol!

Cinnamon tea with green tea make my life easier!

No chaos in my belly since I started this drinking habit of mine and also feeling that I am losing my weight without doing any exercise.

But I have to drink with milk and honey otherwise after drinking this tea it just makes me very hungry, like i was starving for so long. Bould eat anything that time!

Green Tea and Stomach Problems

by Jill
(London)

I began drinking very strongly brewed green tea about 6 weeks ago.

I then developed stomach problems, which were severe contracting pains at top of stomach making it impossible to eat. There was also a very nausea feeling.

The symptoms went away once I stopped drinking the strong green tea, but it took 10 days for the side effects to fully disappear.

I have CFS and this makes me ultra sensitive to anything I eat or drink, so it may not effect most people this way.