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I cannot drink coffee last days because gastrointestinal problems (I need to avoid the acidity of the coffee) and it feels like I'm waiting a good friend to com
by ankaAr 4y ago
I cannot drink coffee last days because gastrointestinal problems (I need to avoid the acidity of the coffee) and it feels like I'm waiting a good friend to come back from vacation (IT IS NOT ANXIETY I SAID!)
Meanwhile, I'm cheating him with mate, the South American infusion with 68 mg/100ml of caffeine.
Being drinking coffee my whole life and not having it is sad, but embracing my regional drink it makes that better..., i think.
- Bluecobra 4y agoHave you tried the cold brew method? That is supposed to reduce acidity by a huge amount. Makes me wonder if you can even further reduce it by running the cold brew through a paper filter.
- ankaAr 4y agoI Will ask my nutritionist. Thanks for the idea! :)
- soared 4y agoAnother thing to look into is buying low acidity beans. I think they give the beans a short hit steep or something to reduce the acidity.
- unmole 4y ago> nutritionist I don't know what the situation is in your country but in most of the world any idiot can call themself a nutritionist. There is no qualification required. The advice that I've heard from self-proclaimed nutritionists in my country has almost always been unscientific nonsense.
- ankaAr 4y agoFirst sentence is the same here. Second is not, here is 4 years career in medicine university. Third sentence is the same also. :v But she is helping me with my gastrointestinal problems, reflux, weight, etc.
- 0des 4y agoYou know in some countries they boil the coffee on the stove with egg shells. The science is simple, when the pH falls below 8.2, calcium flows into solution and buffers the pH. The downside is that coffee wrecks your breath and your smile, and costs about 10x more than other commonly prescribed stimulants.
- o_____________o 4y agooh man, maté is so good. tastes like green tea mixed with tobacco. and energy is far more sustained. I've been making it in a french press lately. I do miss the mouthfeel of milk foam when I don't have an espresso-based drink once in a while.
- ankaAr 4y agoTry to have it as the original way, sipping from the metal straw in the container (the mate.., same name) serving one at the time. Tip: add a filter to avoid the little leaves pieces. It helps you to avoid eat a lot while you are working on the computer. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20120405-drinking-mate-in-buenos-aires https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20120405-drinking-mate-in...
- pantalaimon 4y agoIt’s also a popular fizzy soft drink. There is nothing better than a cold bottle of Mate in the morning.
- ankaAr 4y agoAngry tradition noise Jokes aside, I don't like it, but it is really popular in Paraguay and northern provinces from Argentina. It is called tereré. They even use orange juice or other things with the mate leaves... Angry tradition noise again :v
- BenjiWiebe 4y agoMy cousin who spent some time in Paraguay did terere the way she learned there. It wasn't fizzy though. It was made in one cup with a steel straw/strainer combination, and you'd pour ice cold water on it. Then you'd drink it all (with leaves+strainer the cup didn't hold much), then pass it on to the next person. Everyone drank from the same cup/straw. And you'd use the leaves for many drinks before replacing them. There was a lot of leaves for the amount of liquid. And you wouldn't let it steep at all either. Fill, drink, pass it on, repeat. I really liked it.
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- jotm 4y agoCaffeine pills. You might need to find a good brand, because the effects can be different (though none of them have negative GI effects).
- toast0 4y ago> I need to avoid the acidity of the coffee My ancestors will say it's not coffee anymore, but if you put in cream or at least milk with fat, that reduces the acidity, at least somewhat.
- ankaAr 4y agoI'm lactose intolerant :v
- abawany 4y agoI've found unsweetened oat milk to be pretty amazing with coffee.
- gs17 4y agoMost non-dairy milks haven't been good as creamers to me, but I've had decent luck with NotMilk.
- toast0 4y agoSorry :( most of the alternative milk products don't have much fat either. Non-dairy creamer is pretty meh. I think you've got a good thing with embracing your local culture and making angry tradition noises at people that do it wrong, though.
- tsol 4y agoThis is probably dumb, but what if you put something like tums in their? Acid + base = neutral. That won't help the extra stomach acid your body produces, but you can just take an antacid for that
- senectus1 4y agoGuarana based products help as well. I use Berocca boost in real emergencies.. (vit B + Guarana) https://www.berocca.com.au/products/boost/berocca-boost-effervescent-tablets https://www.berocca.com.au/products/boost/berocca-boost-effe... Black tea is my once a day "wake up" in the morning... and I try hard to make sure i get at least 7 hours of sleep