How a decaff teabag changed my life.

I know someone who is an incontinence nurse she tells all her patients to cut out coffee etc because of the caffeine.

As caffeine is a diuretic do watch out for swollen ankles.

nandad

Interesting Sago, I have been told by the bladder nurse and women’s physio that decaffeinated tea isn’t caffeine free and so I have had to stop drinking it. Rooibos is caffeine free as are herbal and fruit teas, but again you have to be careful with fruit teas due to acidity. GP was worse than useless when it came to advice.

I have done loads of research, decaf tea has traces of caffeine, not enough to ever cause a reaction.

One of my daughters is allergic to strawberries and tomatoes. They give her rheumatism and gout. I find they irritate my bladder and so do sparkling wines. I like all those things so I still have them but only a few. My Auntie used to get eczema with tomatoes and it took her quite a while to work out the cause.

Interesting Sago, I have been told by the bladder nurse and women’s physio that decaffeinated tea isn’t caffeine free and so I have had to stop drinking it. Rooibos is caffeine free as are herbal and fruit teas, but again you have to be careful with fruit teas due to acidity. GP was worse than useless when it came to advice.

Strawberries are interesting! I follow a low FODMAP diet and they are in the "OK" bit.

Great news for you Sago. Enjoy your trip. Thanks for the tip.

I have moved to decaf coffee and sleep so much better most nights for it however I drink both equally and some nights are not so good so this is interesting. I will monitor.