I don’t drink coffee or alcohol or tea or soda, due to health issues. If I drink juices, I need to dilute them.
One of my more abstract poems is on the topic of drinks. It was published by Mania Magazine and you can find it here.
* Join us for Linda’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday! Linda’s prompt this week was “drink.”
I have a drinking problem.
But probably not the kind you are thinking of…
Because I have a condition called interstitial cystitis, also known as painful bladder syndrome, I can’t drink a lot of things that most people do.
Some, like coffee, are not a hardship for me to not drink because I don’t really like them. Same with black tea.
I do wish I could drink green tea, though. I can drink some herbal teas.
Soda and other carbonated things are no-nos!
Fruit juices are problematic as they are too acidic. I need to dilute them or take pills to counteract the acidity.
I do drink milk sometimes, but have had to give up one of my favorite drinks, hot cocoa, as chocolate is another irritant.
What I drink most of the time is water.
Which is safe, but a bit boring.
Oh, well.
Wells do bring us water…
(And, for the record, I don’t drink alcohol.)
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Linda’s prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday this week is “drink.” Come join us! Find out how here: https://lindaghill.com/2016/06/24/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-2516/
Joanne Corey 