Coffee intolerance

Stimulants are hard on the nervous system, and Lyme causes neurological inflammation and other neuro issues, so it makes total sense. If you have MCAS, then coffee can be a trigger. If you are sensitized to mold, then coffee is a trigger because most coffee has mold in it.

And yes, the smell is divine! I have a half-cup of Bulletproof brand (mold-free) decaf coffee occasionally, and it's the best treat....

It's hard when Lyme takes away things we love.

I can still tolerate it in moderation - which is just as well as its pretty much my only remaining treat.

I LOVE everything about it and I get a lot of enjoyment from my little morning routine of making the perfect espresso. plus it really helps get my morning going - which is v slow and painful for the first 2hours

but where before I might drink 6 shots of 7g in a day at work - now I try not to have more than 3 in a day as more than that and I feel decidedly off. on edge. irritable, wired - but not in a nice way. not after 2 pm either and I have to make sure I am following all the good detox stuff and drinking lots of water to help metabolize it.

my partner got better while drinking 3-4 a day so I am really hoping i don't have to give it up.

I am even less tolerant to alcohol - even one measure is enough to knock me off track for the day - but i have no issues abstaining from that at all.

at one point i switched to green tea - but found i started to have adverse reactions to it - tummy upset - and had to stop.

like the vast majority of Lyme patients, I have liver dysfunction and have to be careful what goes in

Bulletproof's website: https://shop.bulletproof.com/collections/coffee

I didn't mention before that coffee is sometimes used to good effect in enemas for Lyme folks. Some find drinking coffee (including decaf) helpful for expelling ropeworm and emptying the bowels more completely when drunk on an empty stomach. Just wanted to add that because earlier I made it sound like no one with Lyme ever tolerates coffee well.

Astroman I am also gluten free (celiac)
In addition to coffee and alchohol free.
I can’t think about it much or it would drive me nuts!!! Is there reliable testing for adrenal function? I have had limited cortisol levels done that have
Been normal.

I can't do coffee as much anymore either, maybe the most is 1 or 2 cups per day and that can sometimes make my stomach acidic to the point where it feels like my pancreas hurts, and I usually get a psych. crash afterward. I still have my instant coffee grounds on hand anyway, Tasters Choice but I really don't use it too much. I thought it could help my productivity... but with all the jitters, already inflamed nerves, and adrenals exhausted much of the time, it feels like my kidneys can't make adrenaline anymore anyway. When I do have a cup of coffee, it's with Stevia sweetener packet and coconut oil, and if I'm trying to do a marathon work effort I will add supplements like: L-Theanine, Centrophenoxine, Choline Bitartrate, and 'racetams. I will work 12 hours, then be completely exhausted the following day.