My boyfriend loves to have ginger in his wasabi when he eats sushi. I was thinking about a story the other day.

When I was a little girl and I had a tummy ache, a good friend of the family use to give me Ginger to chew on. Not the same kind that you put in wasabi but it was a candy like Ginger. She use to buy it in the health food store. I remember it not tasting that well--but it always seemed to do the trick.

Have you ever had ginger? For a tummy ache?

oh, yes. i take ginger tea for tummy problems including menstruation time..it works

I believe this is where the idea for Ginger Ale comes from. When I was little my grandma used to give me a little 7 UP or Ginger Ale to settle an upset stomach.

Ginger ale has no ginger in it. I think you are talking about
ginger beer which has a lot of ginger in it.

-F

Lemon+salt+any soda is a perfect combo to clean up an upset tummy !

He eats the ginger (gari) with the sushi(on top of it)? you are supposed to
eat it between different sushis to clear the palate of the taste
of the previous raw fish.

-F

I never knew ginger could be a cure for tummy ache. For all I know hot water is alright.

Ginger is the best for stomach related problems. When someday lunch is heavy with non-veg, my mum will prepare and give ginger tea which makes digestion easy.

This is an enlightening thread. I never knew those things about ginger. Thanks all!

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Ginger is a digestive, and fantastic for your tummy, it is good for travel sickness also, make a decoction of ginger and add a little honey, and it will help, but don't overdo it becuase it is also very heating!

My mom give me sips of ginger and i like it, when i have discomforts in tummy it alleviates. I go for herbal stuff remedies than on medicated capsules.

If I am not mistaken, I read somewhere that ginger tea is also good for pregnant mothers. It stops the feeling of nausea and vomitting during the early months of pregnancy.

I read somewhere that consuming ginger on a regular basis helps prevent stomache cancer.

As for ginger tea, how do you prepare it? What does it taste like?

I think it is just regular black tea and you grate a tiny amount
of ginger into it. at least that's what we call 'ginger tea' in our house.

-F

Yeah I have tried it and it worked. I made it a ginger tea. Maybe because it help to remedy the stomach ache because of it's warming effect inside.

Well we use ginger to treat sore throats and colds. All you have to do is boil the ginger and would be a good ginger drink that soothes the your tonsillitis and colds. But for tummy ache I haven't tried it yet.