tachyfor50years Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 http://www.livestrong.com/article/549823-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-and-ginger/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaarina Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Being a ginger myself, I half expected this post to be about redheads LOL. I have heard about ginger putting people in the hospital. I have stayed away from it myself but it is crazy to think something as simple as ginger could be harmful to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becia Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 I've been looking for ginger teas to try and use with my stomach issues... Maybe I better not, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Interesting. I drink ginger tea from time to time and use it in cooking and have never noticed a problem. Since they say it reduces blood pressure, this will obviously be aproblem for some more than for others. Not everyone w POTS has low (or severely low) bp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becia Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Yeah, my bp is high a lot, and I love to cook with it. Love the smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westernmass Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Interesting. I have (general) low-normal BP when resting (and who knows when standing LOL). I use ginger in many forms, often daily, but haven't noticed adverse effects for me personally. Definitely helps my digestion. There are lots of foods and herbs that can play with BP, so it's good to be aware, especially if you have very low BP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethargic Smiles Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 I love my Ginger -- it, along with digestive enzymes and proviotics, allowed me to get off of Phenegran and Reglan. I have low blood pressure in general, but it is corrected with Midodrine and I haven't had any effects taking 550mg ginger daily, usually 1-3 times per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gofl1 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I highly recommend not taking any medical advice from Livestrong. Their articles are generally poorly written and meant as clickbait to generate ad revenue. There was basically no substance on that page. It just says ginger may decrease blood pressure and gives no mention of why or how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennnn Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I love ginger but it gives me digestive problems. It speeds up my already too-rapid gastric emptying which leads to stomach/intestinal spasms and other IBS issues. I also get bile reflux if I have too much ginger but it helps with my nausea beyond that. I never noticed it lowering my already low BP though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imapumpkin Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15613983It's not just a livestrong thing. I've been avoiding ginger since my POTS flared up 18 months ago. Plus if POTS is going to be on something like Livestrong, I'm glad it's getting more mainstream awareness, even if it's just a blurb and hardly tells the whole story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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