Quinine - Really helping me out

Been a while, but thought I'd pop up again to update on something I've found.

It's not something I've heard mentioned before, but it's definitely working for me, so worth a mention.

I'd noticed for a while that the odd tonic water (ok, gin and tonic), seemed to have no effect on me, which I always thought was odd as I'm fairly sensitive to sugar. I had a night out last year, where after a few said g&ts I kind of threw caution to the wind and ate lots of naughty things that I knew were going to cause me problems. I expectantly awaited the bad news, but nothing, or rather more than nothing, a perfectly formed guest in the toilet bowl.

I've tried it since and it works consistently. I've found that you need about 300-400 ml at least to make a difference, preferably an hour or two after the offending foodstuff, but it's really effective.

I have to add the caveats that I know some people are sensitive to quinine, and also that it's not perfect. I lose the blood and get normal movements, but still get bloating for instance. I think you need colossal amounts before you get any real side-effects though, I certainly don't.

What do people think it is? Anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties are all claimed for quinine so could be any or all of those.

It allows me to cheat occasionally though, which makes social life less painful. A little ray of sunshine

momto2boys said...
I have no idea if this is related, but my pediatrician recommended I drink tonic water before bed to help ease Charlie horses that I used to get all the time. I love tonic water but haven't had any in ages

I had a friend that once used it for a 'restless leg' problem. Think Quinine is a muscle relaxant as well, which is why it works on cramps, twitches etc.

This is very interesting.

I drank a lot of tonic water over the summer and had my best few months, UC-wise, since diagnosis several years back. (Tonic water + OJ = refreshing)

I'm going to start drinking my summer-levels of tonic water and see if it makes a noticeable difference in symptoms.