drinking water

does anyone else have this problem.

since i started atkins when ever i drink water i get bad heartburn or i feel
sick to my tummy. but i have found a decaf peach tea taht i can drink
unsweetend that doesn't bother me and to be honest even cuts the
greasyness of my eating.

so by chance will the tea count as my water ? if not anyone have any ideas
that might help me get the water down? or by cahnce are rolaids ok to use?

natalie

"Natalie Morris" wrote in
k.net:

does anyone else have this problem.

since i started atkins when ever i drink water i get bad heartburn or
i feel sick to my tummy. but i have found a decaf peach tea taht i
can drink unsweetend that doesn't bother me and to be honest even
cuts the greasyness of my eating.

so by chance will the tea count as my water ? if not anyone have any
ideas
that might help me get the water down? or by cahnce are rolaids ok to
use?


Do you drink water cold or hot? Ice cold water is great for the mouth but
hard on the tummy.

People used to say that tea didn't count as fluid intake because it has a
diuretic effect. Firstly, that's only for caffeinated teas, and secondly,
the water lost from the diuretic effect is far less than the water taken in
in the tea, so there's a net gain.

I don't know what Atkins' Orthodoxy is on this point, but any fluid counts
as fluid intake.

BTW, are you eating often? Sometimes letting yourself get hungry between
meals produces more heartburn.

Whatever it is, if it persists, talk to your doctor.


HTH



Chakolate

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The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
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On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 03:25:48 GMT, "Natalie Morris"
wrote:

so by chance will the tea count as my water ? if not anyone have any ideas
that might help me get the water down? or by cahnce are rolaids ok to use?

natalie

Some would say no, some say yes. Like many things LC it's all a
matter of how your system handles it. DH's urologist says that 2
litres a day of 'water-based fluid' is what's important!

Is the tea caffeinated? That *might* tend to make you more dehydrated
which can be a problem with LC. Is there a decaf option you could try
instead?

Have you tried drinking your water at different temperatures?
Sometimes that can make a difference - in winter I need my water no
cooler than room temperature (sometimes slightly warmer), in summer if
it's not ice-cold I can't get it down. Others find they need it
really cold (or really warm) all year round. Or drinking through a
sports-top bottle, or a straw, rather than a glass. Experiment and
find out what (if anything) works for you.

Have you tried adding a little flavouring to your water? Some people
swear by a squeeze of citrus juice (usually lemon, some like lime or
orange) to make things go down more easily. Yes, the juice adds carbs
but a couple of tablespoons of juice per litre of water isn't going to
add many. Sometimes I add a pinch of unsweetened Kool Aid (I like the
lemonade or lemonade-tea versions) to a 750 ml (roughly 26 oz) water
bottle - it doesn't need sweetener (to my taste) and adds just a hint
of flavour.

Another way to get used to drinking water is to try making your tea a
little less strong now and again and 'ease' yourself into drinking
plain water.

Whichever way you do it, don't forget you need to drink enough to
avoid dehydration! Water is great for that, but if you REALLY can't
get it in, make sure you drink plenty of other water-based fluids.

Aramanth

Aramanth Dawe wrote in message . ..
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 03:25:48 GMT, "Natalie Morris"
wrote:

so by chance will the tea count as my water ? if not anyone have any ideas
that might help me get the water down? or by cahnce are rolaids ok to use?

natalie

Some would say no, some say yes. Like many things LC it's all a
matter of how your system handles it. DH's urologist says that 2
litres a day of 'water-based fluid' is what's important!

Is the tea caffeinated? That *might* tend to make you more dehydrated
which can be a problem with LC. Is there a decaf option you could try
instead?

Have you tried drinking your water at different temperatures?
Sometimes that can make a difference - in winter I need my water no
cooler than room temperature (sometimes slightly warmer), in summer if
it's not ice-cold I can't get it down. Others find they need it
really cold (or really warm) all year round. Or drinking through a
sports-top bottle, or a straw, rather than a glass. Experiment and
find out what (if anything) works for you.

Have you tried adding a little flavouring to your water? Some people
swear by a squeeze of citrus juice (usually lemon, some like lime or
orange) to make things go down more easily. Yes, the juice adds carbs
but a couple of tablespoons of juice per litre of water isn't going to
add many. Sometimes I add a pinch of unsweetened Kool Aid (I like the
lemonade or lemonade-tea versions) to a 750 ml (roughly 26 oz) water
bottle - it doesn't need sweetener (to my taste) and adds just a hint
of flavour.

Another way to get used to drinking water is to try making your tea a
little less strong now and again and 'ease' yourself into drinking
plain water.

Whichever way you do it, don't forget you need to drink enough to
avoid dehydration! Water is great for that, but if you REALLY can't
get it in, make sure you drink plenty of other water-based fluids.

Aramanth



Water is water whether it is pure, flavored, tea, diet soda, etc. I
think it's healthier to try to drink it without a lot of artificial
sweetners, etc., but tea should be fine and has some health benefits
of its own too.

YES natalie...................drink your
tea...............................


--
read and post daily, it works!
rosie

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"Natalie Morris" wrote in
message k.net...
does anyone else have this problem.

since i started atkins when ever i drink water i get bad heartburn or
i feel
sick to my tummy. but i have found a decaf peach tea taht i can
drink
unsweetend that doesn't bother me and to be honest even cuts the
greasyness of my eating.

so by chance will the tea count as my water ? if not anyone have any
ideas
that might help me get the water down? or by cahnce are rolaids ok to
use?

natalie

yay so happy to hear thanks guy
natalie
"Natalie Morris" wrote in message
k.net...
does anyone else have this problem.

since i started atkins when ever i drink water i get bad heartburn or i
feel
sick to my tummy. but i have found a decaf peach tea taht i can drink
unsweetend that doesn't bother me and to be honest even cuts the
greasyness of my eating.

so by chance will the tea count as my water ? if not anyone have any
ideas
that might help me get the water down? or by cahnce are rolaids ok to use?

natalie

Do you drink tap or bottled water? My mother thinks I'm crazy to pay for
bottled water, but I drink so much water in a day that when I drink tap, the
clorine gives me a sore throat, and yes, sometimes mild heartburn.

Trader Joes sells cases of 6 gallon jugs of spring water for less than
$7.00. I go through a case in a little under a week (plus the bottled water
I drink during the day at work). I haven't had either of these problems in
ages.

"Natalie Morris" wrote in message
k.net...
does anyone else have this problem.

since i started atkins when ever i drink water i get bad heartburn or i
feel
sick to my tummy. but i have found a decaf peach tea taht i can drink
unsweetend that doesn't bother me and to be honest even cuts the
greasyness of my eating.

so by chance will the tea count as my water ? if not anyone have any
ideas
that might help me get the water down? or by cahnce are rolaids ok to use?

natalie