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Do alcoholic "digestives" help digestion? Do alcoholic digestives (e.g. grappa, limoncello, sambuca) really help digestion after a heavy meal?

Maybe, maybe not...

Reference - Effect on gastric function and symptoms of drinking wine, black tea, or schnapps with a Swiss cheese fondue: randomised controlled crossover trial (BMJ)

Alcohol during or immediately after a heavy meal causes the stomach to empty more slowly.

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It's not clear whether this effect is beneficial or not:

> Alcohol promotes gastric relaxation but delays gastric emptying. As a consequence, drinking white wine and schnapps with a Swiss cheese fondue may provide short term relief of postprandial dyspepsia; this may, however, come at the cost of more prolonged fullness (the feared “cheese baby” syndrome) and reflux.

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