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The considerable virtues of the combined efforts of ginger ale and soda crackers on the pitiable condition of a poor soul (namely myself) suffering from the stomach flu are not fully appreciated by a healthy person. And while I know I am being dramatic, after going for several days without being able to even think of food, that first salted-top cracker that I was able to eat was absolutely divine.
Most people interested in home remedies know that both baking soda (a base) and apple cider vinegar (an acid) are good for upset stomachs. However, this is a situation theory where theory and practicality diverge considerably. From my own recent, personal experience taking either one of these remedies may well alleviate your stomach problems -- if you can get it down. The taste and the consistency were my primary problems since I could barely handle a slurp of it much less sip on it for an extended period of time (this was a particularly nasty bit of stomach flu)!
Then, O glorious day! My husband brought home a bottle of ginger ale and some soda crackers. After two days of being unable to stand even the smell of food, I was able to eat six crackers and sip a glass of cold ginger ale. It was amazing how quickly my stomach settled down. The baking soda in the soda crackers started to do its magic, and it actually tasted good too!
It has been a couple of days since those first few crackers, and as a testament to the nastiness of that particular strain of flu, my stomach is still rather sensitive -- But thank God for ginger ale and soda crackers!!!
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