Why does kombucha make my legs feel funny?

[gcgirl]

I kid you not. I drink G.T.'s kombucha (commercial brand), and whenever I drink it, even if it's a small amount, say a few tablespoons, my legs get heavy-feeling and a little achy. It's similar to the way my legs feel after I've had a glass of wine. But there's so little alcohol in kombucha, I can't believe it would be that. What the heck is going on here?

[emmalyne]

it does that to me too. My husband thinks I'm crazy.

[gcgirl]

OMG! I thought *I* was crazy. Do you still drink it? Is it anything to worry about, do you think?

[KristaDJ]

Do you not drink it often? It used to make my face feel numb (first sign of being tipsy for me) back when I craved it and wanted it everyday. Now that I got what I needed from it and I only drink it a couple of times a week I don't have that effect.

[Althetrainer]

Isn't that interesting? My arms feel tingling and legs become hot when I drink apple cider vinegar, and sometimes water kefir too.

[sunshinestarr]

Wow! I started a thread a while back, about NT's Punch, here it is, about the same thing! I think the consensus there was that it was the probitics doing it's work with me. Sounds like a similar situation..

[tolovemercy]

Does it to me, too. Haha, I always thought I was losing it.

[Rainbow2911]

Another one with weak knees from kombucha! I always thought it was the alcohol in it. Might not be much but I drink a glass of kombucha much faster than I would a glass of wine or beer.

[gcgirl]

Well, I've decided to not drink it for a bit since I'm pregnant, just in case. I drank it with DS too and didn't have a problem, but I also don't remember having tingly legs. So weird...

[nicolelynn]

Yeah, I'd say it's potent probiotics at work. I get that too, my chest and limbs feel tingly and i only drink about 2 oz at a time. When my intestinal yeast/parasitic infection was it's worst I felt like vomiting after more than a couple of sips as I'm guessing it was a powerful dose attacking pathogens. I now tolerate it fine, other than the tingly-ness.

[loraxina]

I get hot and tingly in my chest and legs and toes when I drink kombucha, too!  Neat neat neat.

[cmb123]

It's the alcohol

[BubblingBrooks]

Originally Posted by cmb123 

It's the alcohol

Its way less then 1%, so I doubt it!