I'm about to turn in, but I want to share something odd that happened to us today. My niece made a really nice red-wine punch which included sprite, frozen lemonade and more. It was very yummy...I had 2 glasses before lunch, as did others.
Here's the odd part. Even though I hadn't eaten all day, I was unable to eat much at all. My tummy muscles tightened up as soon as I started eating, almost like a charley horse, and stayed knotted up for at least an hour. Only later did we realize almost all of us were feeling that way. And we all had the punch.
Have you ever heard of such a thing? We think it might have something do with all the sugar in the punch. I don't know whether this is something to avoid in future, or if perhaps we're all coming down with a "bug". But I thought it was worth passing on.
I've had a similar experience with margaritas on occasion. Alcohol + citrus, maybe?