Is tea good for ulcers

Answer 1

Not really, but it varies with the person. Traditionally it was thought that a lot of things were bad for ulcers: tea, coffee, smoking, spicy foods. Medical research has since found that ulcers are caused by bacterial infections and has rejected the view that certain foods must be avoided. In general, ulcer suffers can eat what they like. That being said, any food or beverage that upsets your stomach should be especially avoided if you have an ulcer. Caffeine can irritate some people's stomachs if drunk in large quantities. If drinking tea seems to aggravated ulcer pain, then stop drinking tea. You may not be making your ulcer worse, but you're not helping it either. (Some herbalists have argued that tea is actually good for ulcers, but while tea does have health benefits there is no evidence that it's good for ulcers.) If you drink to have a cup of tea every morning, it is not a bad idea to stop for a few days and see how/if your ulcer responds. If you notice no difference then you can go on drinking a moderate amount of tea. If you are drinking several cups a day, however, you probably should be cutting back in any event.