Coffee and Lyme disease

I stopped drinking coffee 4 days ago and am starting to feel a bit better. I don't know what coffee has to do with LB attacking collagenous tissue, except maybe that it has alkaloids, which might increase pain. My question is: has anyone else stopped drinking coffee and started to feel better?

I recently switched from caf to decaf. I feel like my fatigue may not be as bad. I could only handle 1 cup of coffee before I would get to feeling as if my blood sugar was low (not sure if it was, but that was how I felt). My thinking is maybe the caf was depleting my already struggling adrenals. Since switching to decaf, the bowels aren't moving as freely though!

I enjoy my morning cup so much that I really don't want to give it up.

Coffee is known in the Functional-holistic medicine field as somewhat toxic to the body/gut, thus obviously why it helps you "go".

For those who need help being "regular" in the AM, 400 or so mg of high quality magnessium such as glycinate can achieve the same positive results.

Kava brand reduced acid coffee (still caffinated, avail at Walmart) is easier on the gut. Regular coffee is an "on" switch for reflux in many people.

Caffinated coffee was pretty hard on my nervious system when adrenals were "cooked", made me a jittery wreck, I used tea instead with adrenal adaptogens in the AM.

Post Edited (astroman) : 2/3/2017 9:55:08 AM (GMT-7)

Village Crazy Lady said...
Coffee is the only thing I've found to help with the crazy headaches.
I know it's not helping the akalinity in the body so I try to keep it to a cup or two max.

Coffee can cure the headache, and it can cause it through withdrawl from it.

www.livescience.com/35949-caffeine-causes-cures-headaches.html

I feel better not drinking it as I start sweating which doesn't seem normal, but I am tired without one cup to jolt me into my day so I am bad and drink some pretty often.

I have been experimenting lately with eating breakfast first then having one cup of organic half decaf, half regular and its a little better.

I also don't end up drinking the whole cup because I'm full from eating. A few sips gives me just enough caffeine.

Its tough on the adrenals for sure, tastes so good though!

You can also customize the caffeine amount if you try instant coffee. And slowly taper it off.........

1/2 caffine coffee with 1/2 decaf.

like some taste?

Add some almond milk in place of creamer, and sprinkle cinnamon in place of real or fake sugar.

Girlie said...
I'm odd..have never liked the taste of coffee .

I don't like anything coffee flavoured, either - like chocolates .... or icing.

I love the smell of it. Always did think it smells better than it tastes.

But I do like my cappuccino concoctions. Which I don't drink since a couple of years ago, because I make them super strong. But man, the sugar and dairy I used to put in them!! Well, I take that back. I did begin using Almond milk there at the end. Unsweetened vanilla almond milk doesn't need sugar. But the chocolate or caramels I put in them did.

Before I knew what was wrong, I began reacting horribly to decaf coffee. And I loved using my Keurig. So hubby got to finish his caffeinated as well as mine. I had 2 drawers full. I don't think I'll be trying it again anytime soon.

OldSalty said...
Krimpet: Remember that Keurig type machines can harbor mold....just another pita...

Thanks OldSalty. Yes, thanks for the reminder. This and many other water holding items can be magnets for germs, mold, etc. Which also reminds me that it's time for hubby to clean the keurig. I use it everyday for my hot water.

Here are some cleaning instructions especially for those that can't find their manuals.

Thanks again for the reminder 😊.

www.gotmold.ca/2014/12/how-to-clean-your-keurig-to-prevent-mold/

From what I have read, even decaf has a little caffeine. Since all your tolerance is gone, maybe it only takes a little to get you going. I guess nothing wrong with that, as long as it doesn't create or increase Lyme symptoms.
I'm still at the stage where if I do anything physical, even not really strenuous, my tendons start to tear. I'm trying to get rid of any chemicals that might prevent healing. I had a gut feeling that coffee had to go. I'm at 8 days without my black coffee. I was feeling better at first and then did something in the garage. Lots of pain in my lower back muscles. The question is: if I cut out gluten, lactose, coffee, other caffeine, how many days should it take to heal from simple physical activity?