Foods
Carbonated drinks, enhanced juices, acidic drinks like lemonade or Orange Julius, all could cause stomach pain due to the level of acid in them. Add to that “buttered” popcorn and acidic cola from the movie you just viewed, and there it is, a stomachache.
Foods to avoid because they can cause upset stomachs include spicy foods which stimulate the digestive system. Tomato sauce and fatty foods also stimulate contractions in the GI tract. This slows digestion down and causes constipation, or speed things up and cause diarrhea, depending on whichever you are more susceptible. Fried foods, which are low in fiber, take longer to digest.
Alcohol has no good qualities. It contains no vitamins, proteins, nutrients or good carbs. It is also toxic to the stomach’s lining and changes liver metabolism. So why imbibe?
Coffee, Decaf or No
Coffee can easily cause diarrhea in many people because it increases the speed that nutrients move through the GI tract. It can also cause worsening of symptoms such as diarrhea. So ceasing coffee drinking is advised.
Doctors say that switching to decaf won’t do much as it also contains small amounts of caffeine and other coffee ingredients that may cause stomach upset.
Researchers say that they can now isolate stomach irritants in coffee, enabling those who cannot handle the full strength brew to still be able to enjoy the ups of coffee drinking.
Veronika Somoza, PhD, of the University of Vienna in Austria, and Thomas Hofman, PhD, of the Technische Universitat Munchen in Germany, say their finding "is going to help a lot of people who suffer from coffee sensitivity" and that, as coffee lovers, they’re "very excited about this research."