green tea can upset your stomach!

sonicat
sonicat Posts: 14
edited October 3 in Food and Nutrition
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!

Replies

  • PrincessGlitterTush
    PrincessGlitterTush Posts: 388
    OMGosh, really.. Thats quite interesting. Thanks for sharing
  • SlimSadieG
    SlimSadieG Posts: 323 Member
    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
    NemesisJRM Posts: 248 Member
    I drink pure green tea every morning, without a problem. Is it the green tea or the jasmine tea that caused the issues?
  • JoDeeD
    JoDeeD Posts: 391
    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
    michelleion Posts: 122 Member
    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
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
    Always wondered why green tea on an empty stomach made me queasy! Thanks for the info!
  • aj_rock
    aj_rock Posts: 390 Member
    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.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories