Green Tea and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

by Anonymous

Hope you do not mind me asking but I was wondering if you have any info regarding drinking your green tea and Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?

I have not tried your tea as of yet because I have IBS. I have tried other green teas and they seem to make my symptoms worse in spite of all the research I have read for it's medicinal benefits.

Could it be I need to drink it hot as I have been drinking it cold? Or do you have any other suggestions to go with the tea I purchased from you?

Answer:
Hey, the research regarding green tea and IBS is mixed and rather inconclusive to date, but overall it seems to indicate that green tea helps rather than hinders, probably because of its anti-inflammatory properties.

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As for drinking my friend HQ's Dragon Well tea, I highly recommend you drink it hot.

There are various reasons for this:

- Catechins are unoxidised and more potent.
- Your body retains hot fluid better.
- According to Chinese Medicine theory, hot tea is more beneficial than cold tea.

Of course, you will still be able to benefit from drinking tea cold. But from the health point of view, my current research seems to indicate that hot tea is preferable.

You might want to start slowly to test things out. Try having 1 gram per 8 ounce cup, or 60 tea shoots per 225 millimetre glass or mug.

This is the concentration I have daily, and it still does wonders.

Hope it helps.