Hot Tea + Empty Stomach = ThrowUP!! WHY????

healthybabs

Thought I would have a nice hot cup of Earl Grey with lemon and honey this morning instead of my usual java jolt. It smelled and tasted really good. Sipped slowly while preparing my breakfast. Had about half of the cup down....OH NO....what is this??? Mouth starts watering profusely, nausea has set in...OMG I am going to throw up!! Sure enough as I race off to the bathroom!!
...All better now, finish making my breakfast of toasted flax bread with almond butter and over easy egg...devour that and continue on drinking the rest of my cup of tea. I feel great!!

Why is it I vomit after tea on an empty stomach? Oh by the way, no problem with iced tea, just hot.
Anybody else have this issue?

crjohnston12

I don't think it's the tea...are you sure you don't have the flu?

thrld

it was the lemon. Acid on an empty stomach.

bumblebums

Tea is acidic, so if you have a sensitive stomach, it could be irritating the lining...

Annieapple12

I find green tea makes me feel really sick if I drink it on an empty stomach. I looked it up and it's because it produces a chemical that begins with p in your stomach that can irritate your stomach lining. Maybe Earl Grey has a similar effect.

mdcoug

I had the same thing happen to me after drinking tea one morning on an empty stomach. Funny, I have no issue with coffee though.

bcattoes

If it was just one time it could have been any number of things causing it. Also, since Earl Grey has an oil added to it, perhaps you are sensitive to the oil and it may not happen with other teas.

If it happens every time I'd suggest not drinking tea on an empty stomach. :flowerforyou:

13turtles

And I would have said it was the honey. Something sweet and hot would upset my stomach. But I agree, if it happend every time, don't chance it!

SmartAlec03211988

I've read about this happening with green tea before, and have actually had it happen to me on more than one occasion.

SARgirl

Does it happen every time you drink tea in the morning or just this once?

MemphisKitten

I do too!

samantha1242

Because you should have had coffee not tea. Your body is mad at you.

Kidding, no idea. Maybe you are coming down with the flu.

dmpizza

Post nasal drip. Your stomach was full of fluid and the tea triggered the purging.

Crystal_Pistol

I don't know why it happens, but I wanted to chime in that it's happened to me too, so you're not the only one. Lemon Zinger (black tea) with honey on an empty stomach = puke.

I just make sure not to drink hot tea on an empty stomach LOL

BettyIW

I can drink green tea or white tea, any herb tea on an empty stomach. Black tea?? Gosh NO,, My guts churn and I feel sick to my stomach. I can have two cups of black coffee on an empty stomach but also know I need to eat shortly otherwise the coffee on an empty stomach does bother me too.

Zombielicious

If I drink black tea (hot or cold) on an empty stomach, I get nauseous as well. Probably just a sensitive stomach.

healthybabs

Well, glad to see I am not the only one. No, it isn't the flu. I feel fine immediately after barfing. I think it is just a sensitive stomach to the acid. Just wondered if it affected anyone else like me. ...and yes it happens every time I drink tea on empty tummy. Well that is the end of that. Note to self...food first!

BethNoel05

This just happened to me! I drank hit green tea with a wedge of lemon and 1 tsp of stevia as I was preparing my morning smoothie. I packed my smoothie, my husband and I got in the car and were driving to church (we were supposed to lead children's worship) and all of a sudden I knew I could throw up. My husband rushed me back home and sure enough, I threw up. I don't know why this is happening as it's not the first time I've drank GT on an empty stomach. And I rarely get sick...

fxg20

Tea just does this. Eat something, even a little bit, and you should be okay. I also find that adding milk to the tea prevents this for me, although not everybody likes that and it doesn't really taste good with all teas.

hilarymcm

I'm so glad to read that other people have this issue, I thought I was the only one! It only happens to me when I drink black tea - I can drink green, white, or herbal tea without incident, but if untreated black tea touches my stomach I get sick. I am guessing it is the tannins in the tea - I read somewhere that fats neutralize tannins, and when I drink black tea with cream it seems to diminish the effect. I love black tea, so I just make sure to eat something before drinking it or add a generous amount of light cream.

ShrinkyKiwi

Hot drinks ALWAYS make me feel sick...no matter if it's on an empty stomach or not, or even just hot water. I always feel a bit car-sick afterwards. Have always been like that.

So I just don't drink hot drinks. That's okay. I'm not bitter. :sad:

karrissa21

I throw up sometimes from green tea. I think it is from the acid as I also have lemon. There is a type of Japanese green tea you can buy that never makes me feel sick. It is a very green leaf and has not been dried out too much or processed.

sadvegan

This happens to me too. I usually end up combating the nausea with gravol however. Though still leaves my stomach gurggling and upset. It sucks. It honestly never happened to me in the past with anything besides green tea on an empty stomach. I have grown and learned to know I have a sensitive stomach now. This sucks. I use to be able to do coffee on an empty stomach but I can't anymore either after stopping drinking it for so long.... I just drank a soup mug of caffeine free sweet tea on empty. I feel so sick right now. So it can happen with any type of tea.

VeganMagpie

If I drink black tea first thing in the morning without eating I will throw up - guaranteed.

No idea why - I can drink black coffee fine and tea with soya milk without eating first.

J72FIT

I had the same thing happen to me after drinking tea one morning on an empty stomach. Funny, I have no issue with coffee though.

Same for me, no idea why...

Veggie_mama

I am the exact same way with green tea. Thought it was me.

emilyrthompson

This happens to me as well, I avoid any hot tea until about 2 pm. I actually need breakfast and lunch before my tummy can handle hot tea. I will vomit it up within minutes. I vomit when I take vitamins in the morning too, i must take vitamins at night. The One-A-Day green tea vitamins are the worst!!

Francl27

Same here, although it makes me nauseous and I pretty much have to eat something with it or I get sick. But putting a splash of milk in it usually helps at least.

Glad to hear it's not just me!

bradXdale

it was the lemon. Acid on an empty stomach.

Lemons turn to a base when digested...

m20hna

I get this too, it's bizarre! Glad to know I'm my the only one!

rockmama72

This happens to me too, but not with green tea. I have to save my other teas for later.