I drink a lot of lemon/lime water, could this damage my esophagus/or stomach?
Well I had heard this was a good idea, to squeeze lemon water or lime into a glass of water. So for about 4 weeks I’ve been doing it. Probably up to 16oz a day with fresh squeezed lemon or lime mixed with water.
I thought last week I could feel some sort of pain in my stomach (mainly like the very very very beginning of heartburn along the opening of my stomach into the esophagus. So to counter the acid, I’d go ahead and squeeze a mini lime in some water and chug a glass of water. This would almost always counter the heartburn from ever occurring.
On Saturday I scarfed down a pita chicken sandwhich which was fairly hot (temperature wise) and I ate it in under ten minutes. Could this have hurt my stomach? Because initially I thought it was a typical after I eat, I have to go number 2 thing (usually with my lunch meal this occurs, it’s just that time of the day!). But now here I am on a Monday and last night I had sharp gas pains. Before the sharp pain I had ate some snap pea snacks.
I think I have a mild case of hypochondria. If I had health insurance I’d probably do a ton of walk-in appointments.
When should I be concerned about getting a check up? I’m not throwing up, nor do I have diarrhea. Just feels like a sharp gas bubble in my stomach. My stools aren’t “black” or “bloody.”
Has anyone ever experienced this?
Tips? Tricks?
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**I want to add at this very moment there is no pain. This morning there was though.
I don’t understand how this would “counter the acid” : “squeeze a mini lime in some water” ?
Aren’t limes acidic as are lemons ?
@dabbler Acid from fruits is taken in by our bodies as an alkaline which counters the acid produced in our stomaches. (I probably said this wrong but I was told the acid from fruit is not destructive as say acid contained in dark soda)
Here’s a quick list of alkaline foods
Your stomach is more acid than the limes or the lemons.
Where is this stomach pain? Is it slightly to the left, kind of behind your left breast? Right in the center of your chest? High in the center of your chest? On the right side of your chest, kind of behind your left breast? Or, do you mean in your tummy down near your belly button?
Your stomach is sort of towards the left. Esophagus straight below your throat. Gall bladder on your right. Pain can be perceived in one place but, be caused by an organ in another place.
I get stomach pain, and I mean the stomach organ slightly towards the left, after I eat sweets sometimes. It will happen for weeks in a row and then go away for months. I guess maybe the lining of the stomach is irritated? I really don’t know, it just feels that way. My husband goes through weeks sometimes of bad heartburn that seems to be related to peanut butter, and then it will magically go away, sometimes for years, and then reoccur.
Stop drinking it if you think it is bothering you. Then in two weeks, try it again and see what happens. It’s called a rechallenge. Helps to narrow it down.
@JLeslie From where the belly button is, in that area above I’d say. It’s not so much a “left or right” kind of pain.
And I have the pain again after eating a couple of cherries along with water. Again the pain isn’t excruciating. Nor can I feel it when I move side to side. More of a gas pain kind of thing.
@_Whitetigress Ok, so not near your stomach organ at all if I am understanding. It is above your belly button, not in your chest at all. So, very doubtful it has anything to do with acid levels. That isn’t heartburn if I have the location right. Have you been constipated?
I mean it could be your stomach, but it doesn’t seem to me you are describing where your stomach would be. It happens immediately after eating? Within minutes? Don’t be a hypochondriac about it. If it is pained caused by food I would say on the list of things that could go wrong, that probably is not any sort of urgent or scary deal. But, if it keeps up you might want to see a doctor to get things checked out.
I drank lemon water for a month straight and I have acid relux. It didn’t do anything to my stomach. I did cut back because lemon water will damage your teeth if you drink it long enough. I would think if it would ruin you esophagus or stomach, that you will notice some damage to your tongue first. You probably simply had gas. It is possible that you are developing acid reflux but it wouldn’t be caused by lemon. Heavy greasy food or foods heavy in fat were often the culprit, or eating or drinking something very spicy.
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