Low Acid black Teas?

[earthlady]

Anyone know if low acid black teas are available anywhere? I can find decaffeinated black tea but I've never found a low or no acid one.

[Briza]

I'd be interested to know as well!

[klite]

I don't know if there are low-acid teas out there .... I think that the major problem IC people have with black tea is the caffeine. Since teas are steeped, there is a certain amount of control with how strong you make it.

Just a word of caution: decaffeinated teas still might not be safe for some people with IC. There is still usually a trace amount of caffeine in the tea (1-2%), plus the method of decaffeinating the tea leaves might cause problems too (some processes use chemical solvents, others carbon).

[earthlady]

I found that the acid in tea and coffee were more of an irritant for me than caffeine. I stopped drinking tea and coffee all together for a good while and now that I have been pain and frequency free I wanted to try a decaf low acid black tea, but apparently there may not be any.