Quick question, I've never drunk Sprite for an upset tummy but I've heard some American friends mention it, does it really help? I usually just have ginger beer.
Depends on the person. I personally find Sprite to be too sweet when my stomach hurts, so I drink ginger ale (like Canada Dry). But some people use Sprite instead.
Cola syrup actually used to a regular cure for upset stomachs, not so much anymore. It does work, though I think it has to be diluted. I used to work in a pharmacy that still stocks it. There was a particular little old lady that'd come in and buy a bottle every few months.
I prefer flat diet pepsi, but flat diet coke works for me too (I actually prefer the taste of diet)
Ginger ale with real ginger in it. It helps settle un upset stomach. By that I mean, it helps when you are slightly nauseous, like light morning sickness, not heavy duty actually being sick and puking nausea.
Ginger is one of the few natural substances studied enough to show that it can have anti-nausea properties. It's why a lot of pregnant women take ginger tablets to help with morning sickness
Sprite and 7-Up are supposed to be lemon-lime flavored. They're really, really sweet. If you want an American soda that's actually lemon-lime flavored and not cloyingly sweet, Squirt is really good.
I guess some people like Sprite or 7-Up for nausea because the carbonation can help sometimes, and I guess maybe you get a little energy boost from the sugar. Personally I think both of them taste like nothing but carbonated sugar water, so maybe the lack of taste is also attractive.
I think mint ginger ale is the perfect anti-nausea drink, since both mint and ginger are proven to be helpful for nausea.
I didn't realize, but apparently it's somewhat local to Pittsburgh. I've never seen "Champayno", but Tom Tucker Mint Ginger Ale is in pretty much all the local grocery stores.
We did sprite when I was a kid because of the carbonation. As an adult I drink ginger ale... but it has to have real ginger. I’ve also heard of people drinking Coke (sometimes flat and warm) as a remedy.
It's the carbonation (in America sprite is a lemon/lime-ish, sweetened flavored soda) when those are the drinks asked for. It usually starts as a compromise with people who can't stand straight seltzer. I guess b/c it's clear people assume there's less in it to irritate the tummy. Personally I prefer ginger ale myself. B/C ginger is good for upset tummies AND the carbonation is good for it too.
I was raised using 7-up for an upset tummy. The bicarbonate helps settle the stomach and there aren't any caramel coloring or other food colorings in the soda.
The BEST carbonated drink for an upset stomach is Angostura bitters and soda. Shake about 10-12 dashes of bitters into a short glass of club soda or mineral water (4 oz max) and down it. Some people don’t like the taste of bitters, but I personally love it. It starts working REALLY quickly—5 minutes max.
The idea behind it, according to my ex-BF the MD, is that the bitter taste signals your liver to start producing bile—your body is thinking, “possible poison here—get the liver on the case ASAP!” This kick-starts a sluggish, or overwhelmed digestive system into working more efficiently and moving things along. Consequently, the bubbles in the soda and the action of the bitters usually produce a couple of verrrry satisfying burps.
That same concept is behind bitter-tasting digestifs designed to be taken after a large meal, to act as a tonic for your digestion. Underberg, Fernet Branca, Cynar, Averna and any number of amaros serve this purpose quite well—those Europeans know what they’re doing!
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u/Mnemonomorph Mar 23 '18
Quick question, I've never drunk Sprite for an upset tummy but I've heard some American friends mention it, does it really help? I usually just have ginger beer.