Is green tea OK for acid reflux?

Usually well tolerated

Green tea has less caffeine than black tea or coffee and is usually well tolerated, although it still contains some caffeine.

Tips

  • Drink it with or after food rather than on an empty stomach.

Try instead

Decaf green tea

Is it a trigger for you?

Reactions vary a lot between people. Log green tea in the symptom diary for two weeks: it shows how often each food is followed by symptoms. Then try two weeks without it and compare.

Similar foods

Coffee Decaf coffee Black tea Peppermint tea Chamomile tea Ginger tea

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Sources

  1. Katz PO, Dunbar KB, Schnoll-Sussman FH, et al. ACG Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022;117(1):27-56.
  2. NICE. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and dyspepsia in adults: investigation and management (CG184). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2014, updated 2019.