Caffeine and carbonation

[junkboy64]

so i had a colonoscopy done today. fun as always.. they said i was fine, but had a polyp. anyway..
my doc told my wife to stay away from caffeine and carbonation.. i can do the carbonation, but a cup of tea helps me keep my sanity..
does anyone know if they actually play a part in causing symptoms, or if my doc is just saying that?
any advise would help.

 

[rygon]

I find I cannot drink either, especially caffeine. Sorry I can't remember the exact reason why though.

I've moved on to pepppermint tea, ginger and lemon tea, and fruit teas. The peppermint does take sometime to get used to but I really like it now.

 

[junkboy64]

maybe thats why ive been in pain for a long while even tho my colonoscopy is clean.
*super sad face*
im a tea snob and really LOVE my tea... ill have to start enjoing the herbals.. ill try the peppermint one! thanks for the advise!!

 

[DamnitCrohns]

Coffee and coke destroy me. Loved them both

 

[Johnnysmom]

I don't have crohn's but I cannot drink coffee or soda, they both destroy my stomach.

I LOVED coffee. When my doctor told me to give it up, I started with 1/2 decaf and 1/2 regular. I slowly increased the decaf until it was full decaf. It took time but I got use to it and still get to enjoy drinking my coffee. Do they have decaf tea?

I think it is because caffeine is a diuretic, causes major stomach cramps and D for me.

Try it out and see if your symptoms improve. It clearly isn't causing damage so it would be up to you if the trade off is worth it.

 

[sashaz]

Decaf tea is ok.


HD

 

[GI-Jane]

I have also wondered about this. I would like to drink green tea (for the health benefits) and have read an article about green tea helping uc, but it has caffeine in it. It is possible to get decaf but it requires a lot of processing...

 

[rygon]

Decaf still has caffeine in it, but at a much lower levels (decaf coffee has about 8-14mg per cup compared to 60-80mg instant coffee)

 

[Emmy]

I've found fizzy drinks do cause me some distress... which sucks.... cos they didn't used to T-T And I love grape soda T-T and dr pepper...

Tea not so much of an issue I think, but coffee I know causes issues, but I LOVE coffee now... iced coffee too... was so yummy.... sweet iced coffee ice cream float from the KFC in Dinghai.... so good.... T-T