coffee really that bad?

     I could never drink coffee when I suffered with UP.  Anything with caffeine used to come right through me.

Coffee wouldn't cause you a flare. You're off your meds, maybe consider back on them...at the very least rectals.

Coffee stimilates the colon, and if you're flaring..it will definitely cause more excited sigmoid/butt symptoms..especially if there's anything in the lower colon already. And that could include mucous.

q

Flare or not I allow myself a good cup of coffee in the morning.
I prefer to cut on something else. However bad quality coffe or too much is irritating. I rarely have coffee after noon and if I do my colon doesnt enjoy it.

Nutella has milk and sugar.... so I would day to cut off the nutella and keep your coffee simple... I do mine with lavazza in my machine and add lactose free milk thats it. Im a fan of peanut butter like you and i find it very beneficial in the morning on toast. However make sure the peanut butter only has peanuts in it.. no added oil or sugars. Good source of protein.

When you are off your meds and flaring everything becomes an irritant. When I was more flaring than I am i found even lemon tea or water would irritate me if it was room temperature.

Your meds are gonna allow you some kind of stability. You might not be able to drink or eat everything but if you do you wont suffer so much.
I'm still a tiny bit flaring but im confident in my meds they are there to help me. And a small warm morning coffee helps me too :P

Coffee is absolutely deadly to me and I think it does cause flares.
Of course there is a whole immune response that happens in a flare, but in my experience coffee is such an irritant to the colon that it sets off a series of responses that result in a flare.
In my opinion, it's great tasting stuff, but just not worth it.
If it causes you problems, give it up!

I'm able to drink about 2 cups each morning.

Try decaf if you really like the taste of coffee and not bothered about the  caffeine boost.  (which is overrated imo)

When I flare, really big, I don't even think about coffee. My body don't want it then But when things are ok, I love my coffee, 1-2 cups, before noon usually. But I drink really strong, usually black, w/o sugar or cream (sometimes just a splash of something white). Coffee usually makes me "to go", but I've also noticed that it's easier on my guts when it's just regular black.
But to be honest, I drink coffee because I like it. It's like my moment of peace during a day. When I can't drink it, it's ok - I'm not addicted to it.

I stopped drinking coffee for such a long time and I recently starting drinking it again without suffering any repercussions. I am sure some people can't tolerate it but I seem to be fine with it, especially while in remission.

I had UC for about 25 years in complete remission. Prednisone got it in remission and 4 Azulfidine a day kept it there. Then I stopped drinkng coffee. UC came roaring back. My gastro said that caffein and nicotine help to keep UC in remission. Went back on prednisone and coffee. No help. I am now a member of the ostomy forum.

Dan

I stopped drinking coffee when I got to the worst of my flare... because it does stimulate the colon... but as soon as I got the flare put out, coffee resumed as usual with no complications... 1 large coffee a day with lots of cream and a little sugar... but I always eat my breakfast before I drink it and I only drink it from when I get to work at 8 to 10 AM... if I am not finished with it by then, I throw it away...
I also spend all the afternoon drinking only water.. Don't know if this makes any difference or not.

when I am flaring I don't drink coffee it makes me go to the bathroom more than I already am. When I am not in a flare I enjoy about a cup of delicious chocolate donut flavored ice coffee w/skim milk and equal.......ahhhh

Unless I'm in a bad flare, I usually have one cuppaday. I make one cup and the spoon has to stand up in the cup
so I know its strong enough. Then I splash real half and half into it and savor......
When in a flare I will drink black tea with a spot of sugar.

I started hydrocortisone enemas lately as could not get the last of this flare gone, and now I can have two cups a day if
I want to.
Hopefully when I switch to Rowasa I can still stick to one cuppaday.