Need urgent answer. I drank too much tea.?

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I recently got to know i have IBS and I'm on medication since 3 days for it. At the same time I've been drinking coffee but in less amount because i need caffeine to function. Today i wanted to try tea (with milk) and tea is weaker than coffee and won't give same result as coffee if taken in same amount as coffee so i made a mug full and drank it. At first i felt very refreshed active and motivated but visiting the bathroom often. After awhile around 2 hours later, my visit to bathroom became more and i feel nauseous. 3 hours later, I'm very gassy, my stomach hurts, i feel very nauseous and tired and sleepy and I'm kindof hungry too. I don't know what to do to relieve this pain because i have so much work to do. I would also like to know if taking caffeine with medication is a good idea. I can't contact my doctor because he is very far away and doesn't pick up calls.

? · Answer

tea has caffeine too--and caffeine is a trigger for ibs-so is milk---for certain people--it may have very well set you over the top.....drink decaf...with honey....maybe some lemon---not on an empty stomach....

Anonymous · Answer

Not a good idea, tea doesn't do that

Anonymous · Answer

Tea doesn't have that effect on a person. It's a fairly innocuous drink, mainly water.

If taking caffeine with your medication was "a good idea" then I guess you'd have been given cafffeine pills to take too.

heart o&#39; gold · Answer

I think this is more likely about the milk or other issues than about the tea.  It is also more likely a reaction to the medication than it is to the tea.

You don’t need caffiene to function, but regular consumption of caffiene will make you feel that way.  You can taper off your caffiene consumption slowly to avoid getting headaches.  I suggest green tea over black tea and straight, with no milk or sugar.

sats · Answer

Tea is high in fluoride, and fluoride causes IBS.

Laurie · Answer

You are deluding yourself. Nobody NEEDS caffeine to function.
I have struggled with colitis and IBS for over twenty years. It's different for everyone. Furthermore, there is often no direct link between what you eat and the inflammatory reaction. I can eat pizza one day and I'm fine. I eat the same exact thing two weeks later, and I have a reaction.
It's important to stay on your medicine and to keep regular appointments (say, every 3 months) with your doctor.
You also need to position yourself so that you can get medical advice when you need it. Unless you are in a rural community, it makes no sense to have a doctor who is "far away" and unreachable. Find a new doctor -- one who is closer, or who is more responsive.
Meanwhile, you can contact your pharmacist about substances that may negatively interact with your medications.
And, you can use common sense. If tea upsets your system, stop drinking it. It's not rocket science.

drip · Answer

Call the pharmacist.  
Didn’t you get instructions when you picked up your meds? Did it say do not consume caffeine while in this medication?

You do not need caffeine to function. After a massive heart attack my husband was advise to give up caffeine.   He would have 3/4 mugs a day, He weened himself off of it.

Get 50/50 coffee. Then go to decafe.

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