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[Shadyglade]

Fizzy water gives me heartburn.

[Conolly]

Hello ladies,


This might be helpful
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/johns_hopkins_bayview/_docs/medical_services/gynecology_obstetrics/bladder_irritants.pdf


I have started drinking decaf a couple of months ago. It has helped with hot flushes and anxiety/irritation but not with bladder issues.


Conolly X

[Shadyglade]

What a depressing list. I like most of those. 

[Katejo]

I would find it hard to give up coffee completely because one of my ways to relax is to read a book or magazine in a cafe over coffee and people watch    .  However I rarely have more than 1 small  coffee in a day and usually have decaff. I drink a lot more tea  but also mainly decaff.

[dangermouse]

I gave up all caffeine when my peri nausea/migraines started but had to bring it back as I found out it helped my migraines.

Prior to that, a few years before, I’d read a book about the evils of caffeine and stopped it then without reaping any benefits but I’ve since learnt it’s a plant-based stimulant and fine to have in moderation.

I can’t drink coffee (just find it too bitter) but that specifically does come with its own health benefits (antioxidants, hormonal balance) and I know people who force themselves to drink it for those reasons.

I think the health media does demonise stimulants but they can have their place if used sensibly and can also offer health benefits.

[Conolly]

Hello dangermouse,


I had to decaf slowly in order to keep my headaches and migraines at bay, because caffeine really helps. Otherwise I haven't notice any difference in energy levels (they have always been low anyway  ). I think decaf coffee has traces of caffeine and probably that's enough for an anxious menopausal woman.


Conolly X

[dangermouse]

 

I also think that some are much more sensitive to caffeine's stimulant effects than others. My mum can't drink it post lunchtime otherwise she won't sleep that night. I can wake in the night and have a cup of tea and then it lulls me right back to sleep!

[Conolly]

I'm just like your Mum    Gynae said my hormone levels are from a 90 year old   


Conolly X

[TraceyTracey]

Thank you all ladies... your answers have been super helpful and given me something to think about for sure.

I am caffeine sensitive and only drink it during the morning... I do hope my hormones are not like those of a 90 year old ha ha.

Thank have a sensitive bladder I think... it's weak and I have an awful urgency to pee which I think must be down to the tannins.

I love chai tea and drink that in the pm... it's tme to search for something else now booo hoooo  . I will live, it's first world problems after all