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Posted 1/13/2014 7:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hi! Quick question :) My specialist always told me to not drink pop because of the carbonation. However, my GP recently told me to drink ginger ale if I feel nauseous and see if it helps but I told him that I couldn't because it's carbonated and he looked at me like I was crazy and told me it shouldn't be a problem. He said the only thing he could think of as to why my specialist said not to have it is because it can break down bone density, but he said it shouldn't affect my UC.

Thoughs? Experiences? I always trust my specialist over my GP, and I'm not a big pop-drinker anyways, especially with the sugar content and caffeine in some that's not good for UC anyways.

Only thing about my specialist is he sometimes contradicts himself. He told me to never eat seeds again and to not eat so much fruit but then the next time I saw him he said I should start eating berries for my fruit content in meals ... (whole other story, anyways. lol.)
Posted 1/13/2014 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
Carbonation gives you more gas, so it's a fair suggestion to not drink it.

Put in ice and stir out the bubbles.

Regarding ginger ale, sometimes when nauseated...extra bubbles helps to create a burp and lessens the nausea.
Carbonation might also be more alkaline...so that can help if nausea is caused by high acidity.

I'd suggest ginger tea rather than the ale with no carbonation.

Try not to believe that everything is bad for UC...the more rules you set up without understanding why will only drive you crazy and have you not eating.
If you're not a soda drinker...don't drink it. I only have them when I'm in the mood or having popcorn at home or at a theatre...that's still rarely. But I always stir out the bubbles as best I can.

q
Posted 1/13/2014 8:54 PM (GMT 0)
People often complain about GI's saying that diet plays no part in UC. There are also those GI's that just say stupid stuff that is their opinion but has no proof. I agree with Quincy but I also think people shouldn't put much stock in what their doctors say about diet related things with UC. Everyone is so different that you can't take what one doctor says as cold hard fact, especially when they are just voicing an opinion, no differently that any poster here does.
Posted 1/13/2014 10:32 PM (GMT 0)
quincy - you eat popcorn? do you have any issues with it? I thought popcorn was a huge no no.
Posted 1/13/2014 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
I eat popcorn too. I try to only eat the best pieces with no husks, or overdo it. Usually doesn't give me any problems.
Posted 1/13/2014 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
Gingerale is the worst i find, even though it's usually suppose to be good for you if your sick. I find it gives me very terrible nights of gas on the throne.

I am a coke drinker and while it's never good for you, i atleast don't find it as bad as the gingerale for some reason... i think the gingerale has even more carbonation than most pops if that's possible
Posted 1/13/2014 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
gary - good to know, i have a pretty open diet and haven't found anything that disagrees with me yet. But, I thought popcorn was out of the question. I'm going to give it a try, just a little at first and do what you are doing by avoiding the husk pieces. Thanks. I hope it doesn't disagree with me, I miss popcorn lol
Posted 1/13/2014 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
I recently re-achieved remission from a two month mild to moderate flare after four years of remission. I wracked my brain to try to figure out a cause for the flare, and the only thing I could come up with was that I had gone on a diet Pepsi binge (3 or four cans per day) for a couple of months before the flare.

If it was the diet Pepsi that caused it, I don’t know if it was the carbonation or the artificial sweetener; but I completely stopped drinking carbonated drinks, began using Canasa, and started taking 1 gram per day of turmeric. In a couple of weeks I was back in blessed remission.

Then again it could be completely unrelated, this disease is just crazy!
Posted 1/13/2014 11:38 PM (GMT 0)
I don't drink much soda anymore. It does tend to make me more gassy but once in a while I want a diet coke. Usually I will get one if we are out eating somewhere. I do drink ginger ale if I am feeling woozy and it helps me a lot.

I can eat popcorn with no ill effects. But I avoid it if I am flaring.
Posted 1/14/2014 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
I very rarely ever drink carbonated beverages. It gives me major pent up painful gas. But if I feel nauseous and want to drink ginger ale, I shake the bubbles out. It's not to often I drink that tho...I prefer peppermint tea to be honest. Or even Cola Syrup. But any kind of soda, I shake the crap out of to avoid the bubbles.
Posted 1/14/2014 12:43 AM (GMT 0)
Never thought of shaking the crap out of it or stirring the bubbles out, gonna have to give that a whirl..
Posted 1/14/2014 12:46 PM (GMT 0)
I enjoy a nice can of soda or two only on the weekends as a treat. I haven't had any problems with the non caffeinated (Ginger ale, Sprite, 7up, Caffeine Free Coke) drinks. But, did have some trouble with the ones with caffeine. My only hope is that coke comes out with a caffeine free cherry coke, because before UC, that was my favorite!
Posted 1/14/2014 1:11 PM (GMT 0)
I'm fine with bubbles. I drink a fair amount of sparkling water and have a pop on occasion. No diet stuff, though, as all artificial sugars bother me (and did so long before I had UC).

I also can eat popcorn. IMO, there's no food that's an absolute no-no for UCers.
Posted 1/14/2014 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
I don't drink pop because it's not good for general health (and really bad for your teeth) it's also fattening and the sugar free crap tends to have sugar alcohols in them (anything ending in "tol" sorbi"tol" and so forth)

That said, Gingerale is helpful for some when it comes to nausea, you can drink it flat if you like, then you don't have to worry about the carbonation irritating you, though all the sugar that's in pop will still likely have a negative effect on you. Honestly you'd be better off eating pure ginger rather than drinking Gingerale to combat nausea.
Posted 1/14/2014 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, no diet stuff...XXXXXXXXXX

At home I use an air popper...I NEVER do microwave popcorn packets, ugh.

I must add that Costco's Chicago Popcorn is a great fix, but you can't stop at just one (bag)...

I wouldn't shake the bubbles out.

q
Posted 1/14/2014 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
Over the last three years, there were periods when I couldn't tolerate almost anything. One of the few things that never ever caused me any trouble was sugar free Coca-Cola (Zero). The regular Coca-Cola not so much. In fact, often when I felt nauseated, I would take a sip, and it would help me a lot...
Posted 1/15/2014 7:33 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you all so much :)

Yea I have had a lot of doctors tell me diet doesn't play a part but then say not to have certain things. I know I just have to see what works for me but it's very frustrating because less than a year ago I could eat anything I wanted no problems. I have no gluten or dairy allergies and I got symptoms and diagnosed with UC within about a month, so it all happened very fast.

Since then I have also had e-coli and c. diff so nothing was sitting with me, and before that was on a lot of prednisone and everything worked for me.. so I'm just having a frustrating time lol. I can eat a homemade burger one day and be running to the bathroom and the next time I'll eat one from McDonald's and be totally fine. Go figure.

Thank you all for your suggestions! I think I'll be avoiding pop still for the most part. Maybe a rootbeer once in a while ;)
Posted 1/15/2014 2:59 PM (GMT 0)
Petrichor, oh have a soda as the occasional treat; it won't hurt you. Unless you know as a fact that soda and carbonation bothers you then do not eliminate it from your diet (keep a food diary and keep track of what you eat and when you have bad uc days, see if you can find a problem food, multiple times with the same reaction). There are some people who clearly have issues with carbonation, there are many others, like myself, who do not. Every once in a while we see posts where somebody says "OMG I ate a cookie and now I am afraid my uc will flareup!" It's just plain silly.
Posted 1/15/2014 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
Soda doesn't really bother me, although I don't really drink it much. I avoid it because of the gas but I don't really have any evidence that it bothers me in that way. Whenever I do drink it I have zero ill effects.
Posted 1/16/2014 4:01 AM (GMT 0)
Haha, I would probably choose other things as my "occasional treat" instead of pop :)
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