I've had stomach problems for, well all my life I suppose, but more acute in the past 10 or so. I've been tested for everything and it's all come back inconclusive. I can so understand your missing rootbeer floats. I cannot eat anything that is high fat without paying for it later. You'd think I'd be thin by now, but it hasn't worked out.

Growing up a special treat was my dad taking us to the local A&W. I remember when I "graduated" from the baby burger to the next one up. I want to call it the teen burger, but can't remember. I know they had Mama and Papa burgers. Whatever I ate, we always got our frosty mug of A&W rootbeer with it. I even have a couple of those mugs somewhere in a box.

oh i love rootbeer. and birch beer too. i feel for you...that must be hard to give up. i have stomach issues too...IBS. i try not to eat too much dairy as it hurts later.

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Meander, I'm glad you asked. That's a post I was paid for through payperpost. The advertiser for this particular post asked us to "blog as we usually would" about any item on the page linked. This probably means that they weren't interested as much in gaining buzz for their site as they were in getting links.

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There's a link at the top of my sidebar over on the right. If you decide you'd like to join, I hope you'll use it to sign up. I won't be getting any of your earnings or supervising your work, but I'll get a one-time bonus of $15 (from payperpost, not you) for hooking you up. You can also use the same link just to check the site out and see how you feel about "getting paid to blog about the things you love." If you have more questions ... ask & I will answer!

Even gingerale? When my stomach acts up sometimes that is the only thing that calms it down.

I love rootbeer but IBC is my favorite.

Yeah, whim. It's the carbonation that causes me a problem, which is why I go looking for non-carbonated versions from time to time, so far with no good results.

My condition causes extreme bloating, and my meds can make that even worse. Add carbonation into the mix & I blow up like the Goodyear blimp. The pain is so intense it can totally debilitate me for days on end.