On a rather cool Monday afternoon I decided to try a Berry Zinger tea.... almost as soon as I had finished it symptoms started. At the time I thought it might have been something else, I didn't see how a tea could produce such a flare up.
However the next morning when I woke up with my FODMAP hangover it clicked for me that it might have been the tea. I check the ingredients and not only did it have chicory (something we should be careful of), it had a multitude of dried fruit extracts.
I did a quick search and found this
http://www.livestrong.com/article/449550-fructose-malabsorption-herbal-teas/
Tea is hard for us particularly if you are sensitive to caffeine. If your keen for a warm drink with no caffeine and milk you can always have ginger (you can use fresh ginger too:), chamomile (if you get it loose leaf you can control how much you have), Roobios or peppermint (be careful with peppermint can cause indigestion if taken to close to food).
Just a piece of advice. Try and stick with organic teas. I was drinking regular teas and started getting stomach cramps from them. Switched to organic on the advice of a friend and haven't had any problems since : )
