Moonside wrote on March 31, 2018 at 12:17 PM

It's not more diuretic than water though.

hollyhoppet OP wrote on March 31, 2018 at 2:16 PM

Wait, but it has caffeine in it?

Moonside wrote on March 31, 2018 at 3:03 PM

Whether caffeine is a diuretic is dependent on the dose and whether you ingest it regularly. If you're in the habit, you need to drink quite a lot of tea quite fast for the effects to kick in. (Over 5-8 cups of tea.) If you've got a situation where dehydration is a concern (renal disease, diarrhea, working outdoors), then the research might not apply.

NHS happens to have a page on media reports about coffee being just as hydrating as water.

hollyhoppet OP wrote on March 31, 2018 at 3:49 PM

Wooooah cool!

I used to have hydration concerns as I had an ileostomy for a while so no colon function but that's all hooked up again!