HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Fennel Tea

Support Forums
>
Ulcerative Colitis
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 1/11/2015 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
I've heard that this stuff is really good for those who have excess gas or bloating as fennel tea helps calm the gut. I've started drinking it but really hate the taste. Does anyone have any suggestions to improve the taste? (ie. perhaps add some honey?)
Posted 1/11/2015 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
I think fennel is a laxative. So depending on other symptoms you might have, this might not be the best.

Honey sounds like a good addition.
Posted 1/11/2015 5:23 PM (GMT 0)
Peppermint tea is good to help calm gut
Posted 1/11/2015 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
I have never found fennel to have a laxative effect with me and I drink it every day. I also really like licorice and like the taste quite a bit. You can always add some mint or ginger to the tea to disguise the taste. If you make it as a loose tea, you can change the fennel/mint/ginger ratio until you find something you like. Honey would be fine to sweeten it, but I don't think it would change the taste all that much.
My grandmother had CD and her favorite drink was lemon and honey in hot water, she said she found it to be very soothing for her stomach. I have never cared for it.
Posted 1/11/2015 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
maybe add a little honey or stevia to sweeten it.

i tried fennel seed tea but i noticed it made me even more bloated and gassy. then i found out it was a FODMAP. kinda defeats the purpose haha
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply