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Posted 6/21/2008 1:34 AM (GMT 0)
Just curious to see how many Crohnies can tolerate coffee out there.

I have a bet about this with my husband!!  :)

Posted 6/21/2008 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
NOT AT ALL! Even a sip makes me poop NOW!
Posted 6/21/2008 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
How about tea? I have read some ppl can or cannot tolerate coffee because of the caffeine in it but what about tea??? I am not a coffee drinker but recently started drinking 2 cups of tea a day... good or bad idea??
Posted 6/21/2008 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
Good question! I do still have a cup of coffee each day...I think I will ask my GI about that when I see him this next week. Anything more than just a cup though, and I pay for it!

I also drink tea but it is the decaf kind.

I am curious to see if anyone else can handle coffee.

As for soda, I cannot really tolerate that much anymore!
Posted 6/21/2008 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
I drink two cups a day, since I gave up smoking 6 years ago (wasnt a heavy smoker anyways) I dont drink alcohol, except rare occassions, I wont give it up, it gets me going in the morning and the poops are gonna happen anyways..yeah sometimes I pay, but oh well.
Posted 6/21/2008 2:16 AM (GMT 0)
I don't drink coffee itself, but I will drink some ice caps or lightly coffee flavored items and never have a problem..I'm a huge soda drinker, if caffeine is making you wonder and I tolerate that fine as well....don't drink tea AT ALL though to answer that one, not from my crohns, I just can't stand the taste
Posted 6/21/2008 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
I can drink coffee with no problem. I'm not a big tea person except when sick but when I do have
tea it doesn't bother me either. I would never have more than one cup of each though
Posted 6/21/2008 2:20 AM (GMT 0)
Heartburn city.
Posted 6/21/2008 2:26 AM (GMT 0)
To answer the sub question I can drink tea. Black tea causes me some problems but if I make it weak I am ok. I can handle greens and whites most of the time. I do avoid caffeine if flaring. And never dark black tea style caffeine.
Posted 6/21/2008 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
Coffee...why that is my plasma.  I make it very, very weak and use the weakest possible brands of organic I can find.  Can't handle any creamers, dairy free or not and very little sugar.  Stevia works well as a sweetner for me.  Can't tolerate strong coffees such as Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts or convience store coffees.  Like a nice cup of orange pekoe or green tea when I'm sick.  Drink some ice teas, absolutely NO sodas and mostly water.

Posted 6/21/2008 4:23 AM (GMT 0)
Oh no, no coffee. That's really asking for it. LOL Instant laxative! Can't stand any kind of tea, so I don't know how that effects me.
Posted 6/21/2008 4:24 AM (GMT 0)
Coffee and I have a love/hate relationship. Sometimes I can drink it all day long without an issue; sometimes I pay for it after just a cup.

I have found decaf to be easier to handle so at times like Sunday mornings, when I can't be out of commission, I drink 3/4 decaf, 1/4 caf and do fine. I have also found really strong coffee to be worse - like Starbucks.

Tea is fine for me - I drink LOTS of iced tea.
Posted 6/21/2008 6:11 AM (GMT 0)
I use to drink a lot of coffee but the ole gut gives me fites when I drink it so I had to give it up and i was hard to and I as well had to give cokes up as well but I can drink tea infact I drink a lot of it and it does not seem to bother me.
Posted 6/21/2008 6:21 AM (GMT 0)
I can't tolerate coffee! If it is seasonal (I'm a sucker for Starbuck's gingerbread latte) then I'll get it Decaf, but know that I should still stay away from it! Hey, you gotta live sometime!
Posted 6/21/2008 7:18 AM (GMT 0)
I can normally drink coffee . . . . but when I'm flaring, it sends me directly to the bathroom . . . but so does water or anything else I put in my mouth LOL. Interesting topic! Blessings!
Posted 6/21/2008 10:11 AM (GMT 0)
I just love coffee and can't stand tea but have found if I drink coffee I get immediate D. Now I limit myself to a couple of decafs a day and that is ok, any more than that and I am running to the toilet. It's just so not fair :(
Posted 6/21/2008 1:17 PM (GMT 0)
I'm like Aimee. Its like playing roulette. Sometimes its ok, other times I lose. I still spend the wheel from time to time, just not every day.
Posted 6/21/2008 1:37 PM (GMT 0)

I drink coffee everyday,and it does not affect me,sometimes it makes me go in the morning,but that is actually true for people without IBD,also.

This is me without coffee devil

Posted 6/21/2008 1:53 PM (GMT 0)
i'm ok with it. but i hardly drink it. maybe a cup or two a month, and even then it is black and decaf as i've gotten my system sensitive to caffeine and sugars.

coffee goes great with kaluha and bailey's. *drool*
Posted 6/21/2008 1:58 PM (GMT 0)
I tend toward constipation, and truly can't poop without coffee in the morning! When I flip and go on my bouts of D, then I limit the coffee. I definitely think the caffeine has a laxative effect.
Posted 6/21/2008 2:01 PM (GMT 0)
i can as long as i stay within 3 cups a day

Posted 6/21/2008 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
GI docs say coffee BAD (along with cigarettes). But there is no way I could do without my coffee (or my smokes) - don't care if it sends me running but my but cheeks clamped to the bathroom. I call it my "morning dance". scool
Posted 6/21/2008 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
Like many others, I can drink coffee some days and be fine, other days, no way. But I find this true of many other drinks and foods, so I'm not sure where I stand with many. If only I could pinpoint what truly affects my CD. Then at least I would know what to stay away from.
Posted 6/21/2008 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
Gotta have my java. I don't seem to have a problem with it.
Posted 6/21/2008 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
Before my resections I use to drink Dr Pepper or Pepsi 24-7.  Never have liked the taste of coffee, so I have never drank it.  But now all caffeine gives me a sick stomach, so I just stay away from it.  I can occasionally drink iced tea, but only every so often.

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