Is soda okay to drink with crohns

In drink a diet Sunkist orange soda everyday.  Diet wise, I know it's not healthly ... but I LOVE the stuff.  The only problem; when I'm in a flare, the carbonation bothers my gut.  Same with beer.  when I'm in a flare, didn't even show me a beer.

kia

I can have a soda every so often, but its not something I drink everyday. When flaring caffiene and I are not friends, but I am in remission right now, so on occasion soda is okay. Otherwise, I personally drink Gatorade most of the time as that agrees with me all the time. Good luck!

The stuff is bad for EVERYONE not just us. I love coke but rarely indulge myself anymore.

I can't do bubbles. I have a cup of tea in the morning, maybe 2, then its water with a squeeze of lemon for the rest of the day. I rarely drink anything else.

aronk said...
I drink diet coke daily--sometimes 3 or 4 per day.  I also drink lots of coffee.  I've been doing it for so long that I really don't know if it affects my Crohn's or not.  These are my guilty pleasures that I have no intention of giving up.

Ah...don't get me started on coffee (enter Homer drool here).  I figured that would be a whole other discussion.

never soda for me nor alcohol, I had a gi tell me once he is rich from soda and coffee. I drink one cup of coffee in the am.

*Sorry I had to edit your post, no posts discussing mj allowed, thanks for your understanding*

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I find the combination of carbonation + sugar dump a bit rough on the system. But the main reason I avoid fizzy drinks is because they're empty calories and I already struggle enough with a sweet tooth when it comes to food as it is.

Caffeine, though, doesn't seem to affect me at all. Black coffee, overpriced energy shots (the still ones)... they don't appear to wake up my brain or my guts >.>

At the moment, pretty much all I'm drinking is tea and hot water. The hot water I find oddly comforting and it helps to move things along, I think.

I have an A&W rootbeer once a week- every other week with no problems. I just get tired of drinking water all the time and need some type of flavor. I do drink coffee and I know if I drink to much cuz I will start to get "D". I then back off for a while.

I got off my diet coke addiction six months ago ... was tough but considering that it has more acid than your stomach, can't be good for digestion. I do order one when I go out for a treat ...

Have you tried some yummy teas such as fennel, peppermint, cinnamon or licorcie which are delicious and aid in digestion ... you get all the benefits with out any of the downsides ....

well i drink ginger ale ..just about flat ginger ale as i dont like juice or other stuff...water i now force self to drink after last hospital bout..lyn

Sodas are loaded with sugar. Sugar always increase the inflammation. I drink water or put some oranges in the kitchen machine and mix some cold water to it and voila, a super healthy and good tasting drink. I also drink 2 cups of coffee each day./Bee

I'm trying not to have any at the moment. It's hard as I love the stuff but think the gas in it doesn't help me out. Plus I've cut out caffeine other than a little bit of tea. But if you can enjoy it every now and then, I say go for it :)