Comments | imperia: ummmmm,..Water?

imperia

ummmmm,..Water?

Jul 14, 2003 18:17

Ok, what I want to know is this: How does water upset your stomach? I had eaten maybe two hours before and I was really thirtsy. So , I drank some water. About 10-15 minutes later I could feel the acid oozing into my stomach. I thought water was as bland as you could get...sigh.

Imperia

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how funny! mandy22403 July 14 2003, 18:34:28 UTC

just the other day i said to my husband that sometimes water was the thickest, heaviest drink i could get. like, i had to have soda or juice or something else at times because water just upset my stomach wayyyy too much. he looked at me like i was nuts. i have a lot of stomach "issues" like irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, etc. do you have these too? maybe this is why we are crazy and think that water hurts our stomach??

Re: how funny! imperia July 14 2003, 19:09:51 UTC

No IBS for me, but I sometimes have problems with acid indigestion, and it's gotten really bad since I got pregnant. The problem for me is I haev a history of kidney stones so I am not allowed to take Tums or any antacid containing calcium carbonate. I want to take pepcid (which I heard was safe) but it's not on my Ob's list. I will have to ask her tomorrow.

Imperia

true July 14 2003, 20:11:57 UTC

I would vomit food I had eaten 7 hours prior! It's mazing what happens to your tummy while preggers. sorry! *hug*

withbutterflies July 14 2003, 20:12:56 UTC

::gentle kiss on the forehead::

Feel better lil momma

fuzzytrouble July 14 2003, 23:33:22 UTC

Water has a pH of 7, which means it is neutral. Your stomach acid has a pH of 2, which is highly acidic. I would venture to guess something else you had eaten earlier that was still being broken down was actually causing you to feel sick. :(

The reason doctor's tell you to eat soda crackers (I know, they don't help) is because they are a base with a pH over 7. Other foods you might try eating that are also more of a base are: bananas, figs, watermelon, or potatoes.

You probably know all of this already, but I thought I'd try to be helpful. ;)

aplaceinthefrog July 14 2003, 23:52:09 UTC

Uck, water has to be my least favorite thing to drink right now, every time I drink water I get awful heartburn. And I keep thinking I should drink water (to stay well hydrated) and because I can't think of anything else healthy to drink that appeals to me.

Other than that, how are you doing? I hadn't heard anything from you in a bit, and I was wondering.