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as some of you may know, i have been having trouble with nausea and have not been able to eat anything! i have been craving orange juice, which at this point just the thought of food makes me want to hurl! so i was wondering if oj is too acidic or would it be ok to drink some? plus its got good Vitamins that im not getting these days!

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hope4204,The biggest issue with Orange juice (and other fruit juices in general) is the high carb content. If you can control the cravings that the liquid carbs set off, I say enjoy it for the Vitamins and liquid intake it offers you. I found a Tropicana brand Orange juice that is 50% less sugar and calories...I've been having 2 oz of that in my Protein Shakes once or twice a week and I haven't enjoyed juice in a very long time. If you aren't keeping anything else down, the natural fruit sugars in juice won't hurt you. Just try to offset it with some Protein if possible. Just my opinion,

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thanks ladies! tracy- im only able to tolerate liquids right now, even the thought of food makes me want to hurl! so im thinking that carb cravings wont be an issue! nor will the carbs or anything calorie wise since im not getting any from food. but i will look for the light orange juice at the store. i plan on calling the nutritionist tomorrow just to make sure, i was thinking and i believe the start of all this nausea started after i drank some light cran-grape juice! it was yummy tho lol

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Hope, can you tolerate warm liquids? I use my chocolate Protein Powder mixed 50/50 with Swiss Miss Diet Cocoa and heat it just 30 seconds at a time, stirring after every 30 seconds until it's hot enough to all dissolve and taste like cocoa. Another thing to try is sliced ginger in water....the ginger settles your stomach. I sure hope you find relief soon!

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Sorry I didn't really respond to the question asked which was "will it be too acidic?". I think some people can tolerate it and others can't. Best thing to do is take your Nexium or Prilosec...whatever you're using. Wait 30 minutes and try 1 oz of orange juice. Wait several hours to see if it causes heartburn or acid reflux...if it goes ok...try 2 oz the next day. Just my opinion....for what it's worth!

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cold actually goes down for me much better than warm... i know its backwards! i was told to drink Water with lemon in the mornings to flush out the pouch. but this nausea has hindered that plan due to me not liking lemon anyways! i tried a tums today, BIG mistake! it has caused me problems the whole day! im ready for this faze to be over!!

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this is great. im dying for some good oj!

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I was told if I had orange juice, I needed to diulte it 50/50 with Water.< /p>

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