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kiwi


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yup im totally off my sweet tooth... for sure.... and yeh, some things ya just dont feel like any more... ah well. its temporary eh...

 



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In the "changing taste" department, I found I could no longer tolerate good ol' Earl Gray, but I suddenly got a craving for blueberry Chai. So that's what I drank, and still do today (15 weeks to go).

Yes, Kelly, much has changed. It's a wonder we have all taken it so gracefully hmm

Alan



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Hi Tanya, I`m quite sure it`s fine to drink green tea while on tx.  It`s a variety of tea which is naturally low in caffeine and, like all tea, is high in anti-oxidants. 

I love green tea, especially with jasmine, but, like Kelly, it was one of the things I couldn`t face while I was on tx. 

Great that you`re on your last month of tx now, well done, you`re getting there!  smile

Good luck!  ~ Jill xx



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Was Gen 3a, 

24wks Peg Ifn/Riba, Sep 2010 - Mch 2011

UND @ Wk.4, UND @ EOT, 

SVR Nov 2011 --> Still UND @ EOT + 4 yrs.

 

 
Kellyw


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As far as I know all tea and coffee are ok. Green tea does not have any "herbal pharmaceutical" properties unless you eat it maybe .  I even read an article that said coffee was beneficial during treatment.. dunno, it was online.  Strangely for me, I drank pots and pots of green tea before treatment, ever since I have not had a taste for it. Odd, so much has changed.



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Iris Dragonfly


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All tea, as we know it, ...white, black, green, comes from the camellia sinensis tree, which is a small tree or shrub. Since it is a plant...you could consider herbal, it does contain caffeine, naturally. The different teas come from different ways of drying and processing the leaves.

I am unsure of any interaction with those on treatment and drinking tea. Since it does have its health benefits I would say it's ok, unless you have a condition where you should avoid caffeine.

Anybody else know? Blessings, Iris



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Hello everyone hope you be doing fine...i have this question is it healthy to drink green tea during tx and even after...is it herbal or not?..i heard its made from leaves so its not herbal..i started taking it a month ago and i am on last month of tx so i am kind of scared should i continue it or not...please i need yours help...take cares all the best



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