Feeling sick to your stomach? Try the following suggestions for beverages with ginger, lemon or lime! The National Institutes of Health (NIH) emphasizes the importance of staying well hydrated when you feel ill to get you back on the road to health. Besides, it’s rather difficult to eat anything solid when you’re battling an upset stomach. Bottoms up!
GINGER
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Ginger tea is a remedy my mother usually suggests for when I’m not feeling very well. You just pour boiling water over a couple of small pieces of cleaned ginger in a mug. You can add a spoonful of honey to counteract the ginger’s strong taste.
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Pop open a can of ginger ale, the most effective soda to use on an upset stomach, according to the Nursing Online Education Database recommends ginger ale as an effective home remedy. The website notes that the carbonation relieves abdominal gas while the ginger offers some natural soothing for your stomach.
LEMON/LIME
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Honey and lemon tea is a very common home remedy for an upset stomach. Just combine boiling water with a teaspoon of lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey (honestly, I’ll add a tablespoon because I can’t taste the honey otherwise!).
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7-Up and Sprite are popular standbys for when you’re waging war on a stomachache. Both have helped me time and again. When I was a kid, I either rank them straight or left them open for an hour or so to reduce the carbonation, depending on what my stomach could handle.
Lemon candies are also delicious little tummy-savers, especially for motion sickness. Whenever my family had to get on a boat or cruise, we were always sure to pack some lemon drops for my mother.
MINT
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More tea, anyone? Mint tea is a good way to get some healing menthol into your system (particularly good for cramps). Pour boiling water over a teaspoon of dried mint. Let it brew for 10 minutes, strain and enjoy! My source cautions that drinkers should imbibe this healing tonic on an empty stomach.
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Peppermints, of course! If you find yourself feeling queasy while dining out, be sure to grab a handful of mints while heading out. Or just run by your local grocery store for a cheap bag of mint candies.
Sources:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003117.htm
http://noedb.org/library/nursing-careers/101-at-home-remedies-for-common-ailments
http://health.howstuffworks.com/home-remedies-for-upset-stomach9.htm
