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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/limelurkerr on 2026-06-06 10:58:29+00:00.

First let me preface this with the fact that I quite like green tea. I like most all teas that I have tried. Iced, hot, spiced, Southern Style Sweet, doesn’t matter. I like tea.

But I don’t drink much green tea. I like it, but I don’t indulge often.

Enter Publix.

Now I’m not sure if every Publix has the same deals at the same time, but my own local store had a buy one get one free sale on gallon store brand tea. So they were half priced.

In this economy? Say no more.

And then I see the green tea with ginseng and honey and I know I have to have it.

Fast forward to tonight.

I finally crack it open. And it being a Friday after a grueling shift at work(warehouse distribution), I let myself indulge in my favorite food and drink items barring alcohol because beginning of month bills.

Half a gallon is gone before I can really rein it in

Maybe an hour later, however, the stomach cramps begin while I’m trying to sleep. Bad enough I contemplated Urgent Care.

I start thinking about what I ate and drank. But surely it wouldn’t be the green tea, green tea is healthy(kinda), but it was one of the few things i could think of.

One quick google search later and I have my answer. And my warning to gtfo of bed and to the nearest bathroom.

TL;DR? Green tea is apparently a mild laxative and I found out the hard way after a half gallon of poor choices.