# Caffeine addict - Need alternative **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 29, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-addict-need-alternative/654237 "2013-03-29T02:41:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-addict-need-alternative/654237/21 "2013-03-29T19:30:52Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > If you’ve got GERD significant enough to merit endoscopy, you really want to minimize gastric irritation. Avoid carbonated bevs, ephedrine, alcohol, and other acidy stuff. I think this bears repeating. Switching to a different flavored soda probably won’t help your acid reflux. Maybe try a smoothie or a slushie for a lunch drink? Just to mix it up a little so the water doesn’t seem so monotonous. They’re loaded with calories so you’ll want to adjust for that but the cold in your stomach might feel good. ---
**Author:** ![applebetty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@applebetty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/applebetty)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-addict-need-alternative/654237/22 "2013-03-30T02:58:50Z")
How about an herbal tea, say lemon zinger (lemon with hibiscus blossom), iced down? ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-addict-need-alternative/654237/23 "2013-03-30T03:05:32Z")
I’m fond of great big glasses of instant iced tea mix. Decaf and diet. Usually in 24 ounce glasses, room temp. Sometimes in a mug, hot. Yeah, the flavor isn’t absolutely top notch. (Darjeeling, it ain’t.) But it’s liquid, tastes okay, and keeps ya going to the bathroom all night… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-addict-need-alternative/654237.md?page=1)