# What's your go to drink when your stomach isn't feeling well? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 9, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519 "2012-12-09T18:22:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/1 "2012-12-09T18:22:15Z")
Mine is Sprite or 7-up. My mother always gave it to us when we were little. I don’t know if it actually works or if it’s just the placebo effect. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/2 "2012-12-09T18:46:44Z")
Beer. Seriously. I’ve been feeling out of sorts since last night. Just had a beer. Stomach is doing better. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/3 "2012-12-09T18:49:04Z")
Warm milk mixed with a raw egg cracked and a teaspoon of white vinegar and salt, frothed up with a wire whisk. Just the approach to my lips forces violent removal of stomach contents. ---
**Author:** ![dexter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dexter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dexter)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/4 "2012-12-09T18:50:41Z")
Ginger ale is a traditional drink for upset stomach. Ginger tea before that. ---
**Author:** ![Tracyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@Tracyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracyfish)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/5 "2012-12-09T18:50:51Z")
My mom gave me Vernors when I had an upset stomach as a kid. I normally don’t like ginger ale, but when I was sick, it tasted good and settled my stomach somehow. Could have been the placebo effect like you said. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/6 "2012-12-09T18:51:15Z")
Water. That’s about the only time I drink the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/7 "2012-12-09T18:54:11Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > Mine is Sprite or 7-up. My mother always gave it to us when we were little. I don’t know if it actually works or if it’s just the placebo effect. 7-UP here too. I seriously believed in it as a kid. My mom was a nurse!😛 Add that to the fact we kept little soda in the house when I was small, so as well as being a cure-all it was a treat, worth being sick for!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/8 "2012-12-09T19:04:42Z")
Coke, or Ginger ale, depending on the situation. I choose Coke in tiny sips when I’m actively nauseous, while gingerale is more psychologically comforting on a generic upset stomach (even though ginger does settle a stomach, there’s so little of it in ginger ale I don’t think it does much). ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/9 "2012-12-09T19:05:45Z")
Ginger ale with as much of the carbonation stirred out as possible. When I had morning sickness, my husband did the stirring in advance for me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/10 "2012-12-09T19:14:38Z")
Pickle brine. I’m one of those people for whom an acid-y stomach is actually a signal that I’m _hypo_acidic. So I go for the pickle jar and take a sniff. If it smells good, I take a sip. If it tastes good, I take a glug, and that usually fixes me right up. If it smells or tastes awful, I put it away and make some basil or peppermint tea. If someone’s going to the store anyhow, I put in a request for ginger ale, but if not, it’s not worth the extra trip to go get it. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/11 "2012-12-09T19:38:29Z")
Maalox or Mylanta ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/12 "2012-12-09T19:41:14Z")
For serious nausea, one or two glugs of Pepto-Bismol chased by Seven Up. Edit: first recommended to me by my primary care doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/13 "2012-12-09T20:38:06Z")
Tea, either regular black tea or an herbal tea. Celestial Seasonings has something called Sleepytime Tea, and it has many stomach soothing herbs in it, like spearmint. It’s also good for a cold. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/14 "2012-12-09T20:55:47Z")
Angustara (sp?)Bitters and soda, very strong does wonders for me. Also Fernet Branca about 50/50 mixed with Coke. **Capt** ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/15 "2012-12-09T21:20:30Z")
Buttermilk ---
**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/16 "2012-12-09T21:21:24Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > Mine is Sprite or 7-up. My mother always gave it to us when we were little. I don’t know if it actually works or if it’s just the placebo effect. I had Sprite/7-Up recommended to me by a doctor after I’d had a kidney stone and been violently sick. Any [non alcoholic] fizzy drink that’s been allowed to go almost flat is good for an upset stomach. I get them a lot from the diabetes meds I’m on. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/17 "2012-12-09T22:04:29Z")
lemon/lime soft drink, just a little flat. ---
**Author:** ![Morelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Morelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morelin)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/18 "2012-12-09T22:12:52Z")
Flat Coke. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/19 "2012-12-09T22:41:19Z")
Usually selzer because that’s always around the house. If I’m out, I’ll pick up some diet ginger ale. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519/20 "2012-12-09T22:44:00Z")
Milk. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-drink-when-your-stomach-isnt-feeling-well/643519.md?page=2)