Chamomile tea
#7620 - 04/27/03 06:08 PM
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catzlady4
Reged: 04/26/03
Posts: 128
Loc: LongI sland,NY
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Can we put honey or sugar in chamomile tea or is it best with nothing in it?
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Either one is IBS safe! Enjoy!!!!
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Although they are safe, just a heads up that I've read that some people have problems with honey--gassy, bloating. I don't know if it depends on how much they consume...I guess it would be a personal thing like most IBS-er's triggers. 
I'm not saying you have to do this, but personally, I drink SO MUCH herbal tea all day long, I've gotten used to how it tastes without sweetener. When you drink as much as I do (I have a mug warmer on my desk at work that is on from the time I get there until the time I leave. I'm surprised I haven't killed it yet! LOL), you don't want to add that much sugar. I also don't want to add that much honey to my diet. I found out personally (and not pleasantly) once that honey is a natural laxative. Being IBS-D, I limit my honey intake! 
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It helps protect from stomach cramping but use only DECAFFEINATED CHAMOMILE
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You can buy just plain chamomile (which is a flower, a member of the daisy family) that has no tea leaves with it. Chamomile itself has no caffeine.
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Heather
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Don't drink chamomile tea if you have allergic rhinitis since as Heather said it's in the daisy family.
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