If you love, love your cup of tea (proper one !) but had had to go 24 hours without caffeine for a medical procedure what herbal tea would you recommend?

[bizzey]

DM ...84 has a cuppa all day long !

Procedure says no caffeine drinks 24 hours beforehand.

DS mentioned about getting her decaff tea but I think that still has some caffeine in it ?

I googled and came up with herbal alternative.
She does like a sit down with a hot drink .

What would you recommend ?
What does camomile taste like ?

Or should I just go for a fruit tea ?

So what to help her !
Thanks .

If she needs to avoid caffeine she needs to avoid chocolate too.
Decaf tea for me I drank boatload when pregnant I don't think there is any caffeine in it I think maybe you are thinking of alcohol free drinks that has a teeny bit of alcohol in them?

Not green or white tea - both have caffeine!

redbush tea you can drink with milk like tea-tea. It tastes different but it’s nice and sort of savoury/cosy rather than fruity or herby.

Yogi classic

Mint and fennel

Just a warning - suddenly cutting out caffeine completely can cause the most horrendous migraine-type headaches, as I discovered the hard way. When I did this, it took me nearly a week to realize that the sudden debilitating headaches i started getting every afternoon had anything to do with the change in my drinking habits.

If at all possible, your DM would do best to start cutting out caffeine gradually, at least a week before the procedure. Reintroducing caffeinated drinks at breakfast time only for a week or so before cutting them out completely again worked for me.

this is true about caffeine withdrawal, it can be a really awful headache!

if for medical reasons careful with giner/tumeric that contain black pepper.
better check if that's suitable as it can have a (small) effect on the liver.

The main ingredient in chai is black tea leaves, so it definitely has caffeine. But you can get a vanilla chai or similar which doesn't have the black tea in.

For those saying chai, it does generally contain caffeine as it has black tea in it! I’m sure you can buy versions without but you’d have to check the ingredients as standard chai will contain tea.

When I want a caffeine free tea I go for rooibos

Roiboos

I can't drink caffeine due to a condition so I drink this on the daily.

Love it.

Yorkshire Tea’s Bedtime Brew. Lovely.

Definitely redbush. It's good with milk too!!

I have to say I am a serious tea drinker and do not like redbush

I would be careful with herbal teas.

Turmeric is not recommended before surgery, so maybe just some mint or camomile.

Thank you all .
I have had redbush before ( I forgot about that one !)
And it would be the best alternative to a herbal which physiologicaly would not be a cuppa !

Think it is too late to do the reduction as procedure is Wednesday.
But by lunch time Wednesday she will be enjoying a wonderful hospital cafe cuppa !

Though good point about reducing her caffeine intake .

I have just realised I am caffeine addicted to my cuppa as I just had to make one to read this thread 😂

I will check with hospital but you have all been so helpful.
Thank you ...bizzey and her DM !

Red bush, almost as close to a real cuppa. If you DM likes fruity teas twining a do a lovely raspberry and lemon one. Or fennel tea, but it does make you pee a lot more!

Womankind from Pukka is delicious

Sorry ..I am back again!
Tetley Redbush is coming up on my search .
Is that good...or the other one?

Re if my mum likes fruity drinks...
She would not even drink a glass of squash !

@bizzey

yep that’s nice.

I know it is not going to hit the spot...but better than nothing 😕

I think my favourite is ticktock but that might be blind brand allegiance.

I am doing Occado order...and both are coming up .

Ohh ...I will just order both !

It is a heart issue she is going in for .
Maybe a reduction of caffeine would work all round !

Rooibus and red bush are the same thing so you could search for both.