green tea
#307658 - 05/20/07 05:34 PM
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I was wondering if someone could tell me if Green Tea is okay for IBS?
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Green tea like all teas contains caffeine which is a GI stimulant. Not recommended for IBS suffers.
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Heather would disagree - she has some green tea recipes in Eating For IBS!
If you're feeling unstable or you're very caffeine-sensitive, you can always get decaf green tea. But there's not a whole lot of caffeine in green tea. Also, you can decaffeinate any tea by steeping it for 40 seconds, tossing out the water, and then starting the brewing again (you will need to increase the steeping time by at least a minute).
--AC, tea fan
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"Green tea like all teas contains caffeine which is a GI stimulant"
most herbal teas do not have caffeine, that is why they are recommended for IBS. Fennel, peppermint, chammomile, etc are safe.
Didn't want any confusion for any newbies reading this 
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All teas contain caffeine (not including herbal teas of course), however, green tea has less caffeine that black tea or coffee. The caffeine content of oolong teas is comparable to green teas.
In one of the newsletters Heather says "Beverages with caffeine - black or green tea, soda pop, coffee - can actually dehydrate you further, and this is on top of the fact that they also contain ingredients that are outright harmful to IBS. Coffee is such a strong GI irritant that it was the first deadly sin, while black tea contains tannins that can trigger acid reflux in susceptible people. Decaffeinated black or green tea may be more tolerable"
Perhaps in cooking where the amount of green tea will be relatively small when mixed with other ingredients it might not be as much of a problem.
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The FODMAP Approach to Managing IBS Symptoms
Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach
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The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS
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How about decaf black tea? I love decaf chai...will that be ok?
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I too, love chai tea. I use Red Rooibos chai tea by Yogi Tea. It's very good. The box says it's caffeine free.
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