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I've started drinking it because it seems to settle my tummy down when I feel sick,is it bad for you though? There seems to be a lot if sodium in it

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Unless you are drinking gallons of the stuff....I wouldn't worry about it Shaz...especially if it makes you feel better.
I'm sick of reading about what is good for us and what isn't.
We are all unique human beings...not identical tins of beans....and anyway what one scientific study says one week is contradicted a week later by another.

my motto is, eat what you like, drink what you like in moderation.
bu88er what the 'experts' say.

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I agree with Margaret, moderation is the key. The composition of the water will depend on where it comes from and what rocks etc are in the local geology. The bottle I have here just now has less than 75mg of sodium per litre.

Dietary guidelines suggest an intake of no more than 2000mg (2g) of sodium per day. That is up to 6g of salt as salt is about one third sodium by weight. But that's only about half a teaspoon of salt. Still the amount of sodium in fizzy water is minuscule in comparison to the daily allowance suggested.

Most fizzy water has bicarbonate in it, which is good for settling your tummy. A teaspoon of bicarb in water used to be my dad's remedy if we were feeling sick.

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Shaz everythings bad fer yeh in excess, like the ladies say moderation is the key, sod the doom merchants.;)

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Thanx Marg and Susie, I got a pack of 6 x 500 ml from Aldi last night, looking on the label it says there's 84 mg of sodium in each bottle, but I got 500 ml bottle of highland spring sparkling water yesterday and that only has 5.6 mg of sodium in it

I only drink it when I'm feeling sick or have an upset tummy so I'm not drinking loads of it, its a good job really

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Thank you Cashy, nice to be called a lady once in a while!:)

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Ginger beer is good for tummies too, if you don't mind the sugar.

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I don't like ginger beer, my dad drinks that sometimes

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It is sad that you don't like ginger beer because Old and Bargain(Home Bargains) has Crabbies ginger beer at 49 pence per 500ml bottle...that's so cheap!

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If I'm not mistaken that's alcoholic, Margaret, made by mixing Crabbies ginger wine (which is nice) with water etc. And it's disgusting - I had some in the pub once, all I could taste was sodium metabisulphite (preservative) and artificial sweetener. No wonder they're giving it away!

PS Old Jamaica ginger beer (my favourite) is £1.15 for 1.5l at Sainsbury's.

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Think I'll stick with Old Peculier mi sen:)

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Can't beat Old Jamica over ice with a wedge of lemon and in my case a generous shot of bourbon on a hot summers day

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What is it that makes you feel sick in the first place?

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Bottled beer sparkles:alright:

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No Sue, it is non alcoholic and it is just delicious. Crabbies do an alcoholic version but it isn't this one.
And it doesn't have artificial sweetener in it.

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Have the Old Jamaica etc., but drink the whisky straight, on the side. Spit (preferably your own) is the only mix for bourbon. Mixing it, ruins it. Lynchburg lemonade sucks ... but it does sparkle;)

And this water fad? I just don't get it:confused: Like W. C. Fields, I don't drink water. Fish [f-bomb] in it.:dancedog:

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I stand corrected - you can tell I've been out of circulation for a while!

Think I'll stick to Old Jamaica but the market's certainly moved on...

Crabbie?s ginger beer | Summer Fruit Cup

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Dave, I am on tablets for acid reflux, I usually rely on peppermint tea to sort my tummy out when I'm at home, but when I'm out I just buy a bottle of sparkling water, does the same job, before I was on the tablets (omeprazole) I used to take a lot of 'Andrews'

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I buy Old Jamaica for Ma as well...but she likes the Crabbies(non alcoholic) version and it is just like the stuff we used to get from the ginger beer plant....except that used to make me feel a bit squiffy...reckon that is why our lads liked it.

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Ginger beer plant:eek: I'd almost forgotten ... ;)

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Not the good stuff Eric :D

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I've been on omeprazole for years Shaz, they doubled my dose while I was in hospital late last year, I'm also on peppermint tables too now

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maybe i need mine doubling John, i'm only on 20mg a day, i've always got a wishy washy feeling in my tummy, thats why i drink peppermint tea

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I take 20mg morning and night plus the peppermint tabs Shaz. I also take Movicol too which helps no end with keeping my guts right, never had an ounce of trouble since coming out of hospital and my stomach was one of the reasons for being admitted in the first place.

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Aldi's water is lovely-as good as brands that are twice the price!

I guzzle gallons of fizzy water-I've heard it linked to osteoporosis,tooth decay and other evils but struggle to believe it's proven or worth even thinking about..
If we heeded all the things that are supposedly detrimental to our health we'd all be off our rockers before long (or anorexic). I don't think you should worry especially if you're drinking it to counteract feeling sickly and it's working for you :)

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I'm already off my rocker so drinking fizzy water won't change anything

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Can't argue wi that shaz.:D

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Ya but in a nice way Shaz:D

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I find soda water to be a very good hangover cure and a very good tummy settler if you aren't hung over but feel a bit dodgy, I don't know why because I don't know what it contains!

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See post 3. It's the bicarb wot does it.

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See post 3. It's the bicarb wot does it.

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Thanks Susie, I always thought it was my imagination making me feel better but it seems I was right, soda water definitely works!