Fizzy drinks

[Pamela4475]

Tell me why we need to avoid fizzy drinks? I’ve seen it but did not understand

[Grannacat]

Following: Pamela4475, I haven’t drank carbonated beverages since 2015.

[Pamela4475 in reply to Grannacat]

Did they tell you not to?

[Grannacat in reply to Pamela4475]

No I found that they irritated my stomach and seemed to be a trigger for pancreatic flair up for me. Some things I just cut out to avoid pain.

[Pamela4475 in reply to Grannacat]

Thanks and think I will do the same

[LisaC22]

I’m on here quite a few years and a member of a number of PBC support forums but never heard this. Where did you hear it?

[Pamela4475 in reply to LisaC22]

From someone here.... whether it be diet or reg said no fizzy drinks which is sad because every once in a while I would like a soft drink

[Cyndylouwho]

I was told no soft drinks because of sugar or artificial sweetener. Didn’t hear about fizzy.

[Evaibrahim60]

They have proved that fizzy drinks affect the liver badly in a healthy person, so imagine the affects if that person had a bad liver in the first place!

[Pamela4475 in reply to Evaibrahim60]

Thanks..... just have to give them up for Lent and keep it up after that

[Evaibrahim60 in reply to Pamela4475]

I like it when I find people still care about religion aspects. Good luck but if you got bad liver it’s better if you keep away from it. I find drinking water with added fruit slices is much better than frizzy drinks. You can use mint, lemon, whatever just to add some taste without blinding it.

[gwillistexas in reply to Evaibrahim60]

I use fresh squeezed lemon in all my water. Can’t tolerate plain water.

[Hidden in reply to Evaibrahim60]

Do you know who proved it? And do you have any link to the reasearch. I don't drink them as I don't like fizzy drinks but I would still like to see the research.

[Evaibrahim60 in reply to Hidden]

foodrevolution.org/blog/foo...

[Pamela4475 in reply to Evaibrahim60]

That’s for the link..... what an eye opener

[Evaibrahim60 in reply to Hidden]

telegraph.co.uk/health-fitn...

[Evaibrahim60 in reply to Hidden]

Hi Candy here is some sites and you can look for more there is lots of them:

livestrong.com/article/2247...

[Hidden in reply to Evaibrahim60]

Thank you I will take a look at those, I did manage to find one but it was looking at a link between fizzy drinks and NAFLD not PBC. nhs.uk/news/food-and-diet/f...

[LisaC22 in reply to Evaibrahim60]

Fizzy drinks are generally full of sugar - an incredible amount. They are very bad for everyone’s health. My understanding was that the original question asked was there was a specific reason they were bad for PBC patients. I do not believe this is the case. They are simply bad for everyone.

[Pamela4475 in reply to LisaC22]

I posted it.... I was wondering if anyone knew if besides the sugar and/or artificial sweeteners.... it was the fiz.... the fix is ok according to the article posted

[Rleo]

Does this include fizzy water. Had fizzy water yesterday and felt nauseous the rest of the day

[Pamela4475 in reply to Rleo]

Maybe

[Evaibrahim60 in reply to Rleo]

Hi Rleo this might answer your question: liversupport.com/bubbly-wat...

[Tootoot]

I drink Perrier water with lime. Get the fizz but nothing else

[Ottley3]

Oh no. Sparkling water is my favorite thing. Does anyone know if this is ok to drink? I will ask my doctor too.

[Pamela4475 in reply to Ottley3]

I don’t think it’s the fizz I think it’s either sugar and/or artificial sweeteners

[teddybear7]

I haven't been told to avoid them but some is coke or cola make me feel the same as if I'd had alcohol, sends my fatigue in to new heights so I don't drink either. X

[Wass71]

Fizzy water is fine, having the occasional drink of anything isn't going to hurt ( obviously not alcohol ). Even fresh fruit juice is damaging to the liver if drunk in large quantities!! People get too hung up on taking all these studies at face value, but remember they are looking at things in isolation. If you generally eat well, are not overweight etc occasionally having a Coke/ Pepsi/ tango or whatever isn't going to kill you!!

Most manufactured food/drink products contain chemicals. In the UK these things are regulated ( safety standards are high in the EU), however when you see such and such study showed this or that chemical to be toxic, or carcinogenic they often mean in quantities not possible for humans to consume. The same with so called superfoods, often the ' science' doesn't tell you you'd have to eat ridiculous amounts to get benefits.

Recently on the news they were talking about processed foods causing all sorts of illness, but that's more about what people who eat large amounts of processed foods are not eating rather than those foods alone - ie less fruit, veg, wholgrains and fibre.

None of this is rocket science, just eat a balanced diet including fruit, veg , protein, fibre. Then you can have ' bad' food / drink occasionally without fear. Avoid reading scaremongering headlines, they are often reported out of context.

Pbc and other autoimmune illnesses have been around for years, way before they used any food additives / drank fizzy pop etc. If we are sensible and don't stress our bodies, a little bit of what you fancy does you no harm!!

Just my opinion, and how I try to live my life!!

[Pamela4475 in reply to Wass71]

Well said Wass71 😘😘