green tea can upset your stomach!

sonicat

I tried a different type of tea green, jasmine tea,after reading about the health benefits including weight loss.Id had it before and I remember feeling a bit queasy,but I put it down to something else. It was first thing in the morning so I had an empty stomach..Then i started feeling queasy again and actually was sick. I found out, apparently, that this is a side affect of drinking green tea on an empty stomach as the polyphenols can produce excess stomach acid. weird fact! just wanted to share it! not be drinking that again!

PrincessGlitterTush

OMGosh, really.. Thats quite interesting. Thanks for sharing

SlimSadieG

I started trying to drink a lot of green tea because I heard that it can speed up your metabolism (if you drink at least 5-6 cups a day).

But my doctor made me stop drinking it altogether because it gave me a tremor!!

NemesisJRM

I drink pure green tea every morning, without a problem. Is it the green tea or the jasmine tea that caused the issues?

JoDeeD

I have never had that problem. It may be because I drink green tea with mint. Very yummy. I also wait until my 10 o'clock break to drink it and usually have it with oatmeal or a protein bar. I don't think I have ever had it on an empty stomach.

michelleion

Yep, I found that out a while too, I'd have some green tea before having any food in the morning and it made me feel very green! It took a little while to figure it out, but I now drink it after breakfast and it's fine

asyouseefit

Always wondered why green tea on an empty stomach made me queasy! Thanks for the info!

aj_rock

A bit of tentative research on teh interwebz makes it seem like jasmine *does* mess with your gut bacteria a bit when consumed on an empty stomach.