Thunderfoot
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No; not that I can't drink it, but it is FAR from my first choice.
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Do you like Mountain Dew?
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AdmundfortGeographer
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I used to drink it all the time. The buzz was everything I needed. But I was younger then. In the couple decades along now I'd gone from 140 (freshman in college) to 170 (this past year), packing on a humble belly and getting a serious case of GERD.
Was told caffeine was the most likely culprit. I stopped the Dew kick, but no fix for the GERD. I ended up on different acid reducers that rarely helped.
Since caffeine elimination did no fix I just went back to drinking Dew and all was "normal" again.
On a whim for entirely different reasons (longer story) I cut wheat and all fructose (sugar and HFCS). Which included my beloved Dew. My weight suddenly dropped 20 lbs in 8 weeks and unexpectedly my GERD disappeared. Better yet, I have so much energy all day long I'm never in need of a caffeine fix from Mountain Dew.
Do I like Mountain Dew? I once did. But I won't drink it or other fructose-sweetened drinks again.
This is why I cut sugar.
These are the two reasons I cut wheat.
Was told caffeine was the most likely culprit. I stopped the Dew kick, but no fix for the GERD. I ended up on different acid reducers that rarely helped.
Since caffeine elimination did no fix I just went back to drinking Dew and all was "normal" again.
On a whim for entirely different reasons (longer story) I cut wheat and all fructose (sugar and HFCS). Which included my beloved Dew. My weight suddenly dropped 20 lbs in 8 weeks and unexpectedly my GERD disappeared. Better yet, I have so much energy all day long I'm never in need of a caffeine fix from Mountain Dew.
Do I like Mountain Dew? I once did. But I won't drink it or other fructose-sweetened drinks again.
This is why I cut sugar.
These are the two reasons I cut wheat.
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Arkhandus
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DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
I had a cup or two with breakfast, and a 1-liter bottle of Dew with lunch at the mall today. Granted, sweating my ass off in the Arizona heat had something to do with drinking a whole liter in one sitting. But I still drink probably half a liter of Mountain Dew per day on average. Not every week though, I go an occasional week or two without caffeine.
I don't drink coffee or alcohol though, and probably never will. I do drink tea once in a while (with sugar), and have an occasional candy bar or other sugary snack, but not much any more. Certainly ate a lot more sugar and drank a lot more Mountain Dew as a teenager, but cut down on it a lot since reaching adulthood. I still eat too many corn/wheat products though; can't stand the taste of most fruits and vegetables.
I could probably give up Mountain Dew if I had enough Faygo pop to drink, though. Faygo's a local brand out in Michigan and such, where I grew up (though it's finally spread as far as Arizona, though it's hard to find out here), and they've got a good selection that's all caffeine-free. It's probably still rather sugary, but not as unhealthy. I drank a lotta Faygo before my family moved to Arizona.
Diet soda tastes too horrible to drink, though, and I feel the same about diet foods.
I had a cup or two with breakfast, and a 1-liter bottle of Dew with lunch at the mall today. Granted, sweating my ass off in the Arizona heat had something to do with drinking a whole liter in one sitting. But I still drink probably half a liter of Mountain Dew per day on average. Not every week though, I go an occasional week or two without caffeine.
I don't drink coffee or alcohol though, and probably never will. I do drink tea once in a while (with sugar), and have an occasional candy bar or other sugary snack, but not much any more. Certainly ate a lot more sugar and drank a lot more Mountain Dew as a teenager, but cut down on it a lot since reaching adulthood. I still eat too many corn/wheat products though; can't stand the taste of most fruits and vegetables.
I could probably give up Mountain Dew if I had enough Faygo pop to drink, though. Faygo's a local brand out in Michigan and such, where I grew up (though it's finally spread as far as Arizona, though it's hard to find out here), and they've got a good selection that's all caffeine-free. It's probably still rather sugary, but not as unhealthy. I drank a lotta Faygo before my family moved to Arizona.
Diet soda tastes too horrible to drink, though, and I feel the same about diet foods.
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StreamOfTheSky
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I like it, it's probably my second favorite after Dr. Pepper, though vanilla and cherry cola drinks are good, too. That said, I almost never consume soda and haven't since at least college. I mostly drink iced teas and juice now, maybe I have a serving of soda once a month, on average.
Bedrockgames
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Did they test you for celiac?
AdmundfortGeographer
Getting lost in fantasy maps
Nope. They just figured it was a case of excess acid production and proscribed me acid reducers.
Funny thing, researching the issue myself after my diet change unexpectedly fixed it, I learned that many (most?) cases of GERD are actually the result of too LITTLE acid production. The theory goes like this;
- Fructose and certain fibers and starches promote overgrowth of the H. pylori bacteria in the stomach.
- H. Pylori suppresses acid production and in excess amounts suppresses it a lot.
- With less acid, foods are left undigested in the stomach leading to extra gas production.
- Extra gas has two ways out, one into the intestine (but it only opens when food has fully digested) and the other back to the esophagus (which opens to let food through, but also opens under pressure from too much gas in the stomach).
- Extra gas for too long will weaken the sphincter back to the esophagus letting the little acid in the stomach up where it shouldn't be.
As a kid I loved Mountain Dew this was back when it had real sugar and came in glass bottles.
I have not had sugared soda in 15 years since becoming a diabetic but the last time I had Dew it tasted vile. It did not taste like it had when I was a kid.
I drink mainly water. I allow myself one drink with artificial sweetener in it a day. I like others found if I drink to much I am starving later that night.
I only really like two diet soda and that is Coke Zero and Diet Sunkist.
I have not had sugared soda in 15 years since becoming a diabetic but the last time I had Dew it tasted vile. It did not taste like it had when I was a kid.
I drink mainly water. I allow myself one drink with artificial sweetener in it a day. I like others found if I drink to much I am starving later that night.
I only really like two diet soda and that is Coke Zero and Diet Sunkist.
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