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Posted 3/4/2015 4:03 PM (GMT 0)
Do you drink coffe, if not how do you wAke up and function?
Posted 3/4/2015 4:16 PM (GMT 0)
I find it very useful to start my morning.
Posted 3/4/2015 4:18 PM (GMT 0)
I have several cups of tea a day. Caffeine is a stimulant, and can stimulate the natural movement of bowel muscles. Helps some empty out in the morning.

I was never a morning person, and uc has only made me a lot more grumpy in the mornings. Like waking a bear from his slumber... Caffeine helps keep me more tolerable in the early mornings haha.
Posted 3/4/2015 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
I used to drink an entire pot every morning until I got my first flare. I was so bad and was put in the hospital I just stopped and never went back. I do drink coffee from time to time so it doesn't bother me while I'm in remission. Caffiene is just like cigarettes or cocaine it is a tough addiction to break. But with all drugs once you get through the withdraw symptoms and pains, life is so much easier. I never could imagine starting my day without coffee, I just couldn't function. But ten years later with no caffiene life is so much better in the morning being able to wake up, feel great and function without it. It is all about getting over the withdraw portion of it. It is tough, honestly if I wasn't in such bad shape in my first flare I doubt I could of broken my addiction to it.
Posted 3/4/2015 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
I have a cup or two every morning.
Posted 3/4/2015 4:40 PM (GMT 0)
Coffee is a healthy drink for many people, studies shows it reduces cancer and many other diseases.
However my gut cannot handle coffee so I stick to decaff teas and sometimes caff white tea is OK.
I soooo wish I could have caff. coffee but it causes IBS meltdown for me.

If you have no symptoms after drinking coffee you should drink it. Your gut will tell you if it objects. Our opinions do not count. :-)
Posted 3/4/2015 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
Well shoot! I think i may have to let it go for a couple of weeks to see if it is that lasting piece.

There is a guy at work that has a coffee cup: First coffee, Then poop.

I love that darn coffee cup. What makes it more great is i work for water/sewer company so it really fits!

The poop part
Posted 3/4/2015 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
I don't drink coffee every morning, but not because it gives me problems. Just because I'm too lazy to make it lol. If I'm flaring it is an absolute no-no for me though. Sometimes I regret drinking coffee later because it makes my gut a little gurgly and poop more, but that happens with non-UCers too.

If you don't want to drink coffee because you think it gives you problems, I've heard that drinking a full glass of water upon waking up makes people feel more refreshed. I haven't tried it myself, but it couldn't hurt.
Posted 3/4/2015 5:01 PM (GMT 0)
But ten years later with no caffiene life is so much better in the morning being able to wake up, feel great and function without it. It is all about getting over the withdraw portion of it.

Yes... it is tough for me to get off dark chocolate (70% or higher), which has the same amount of caffeine as coffee. It does seem to give me the boost I need, but I also believe I would be better off without an addictive substance. Probably would free up opiate receptors which could be used for something else (mindfulness, goals, etc).
Posted 3/4/2015 6:26 PM (GMT 0)
it's not bad for mine - I've never touched the stuff and most likely never will -
Posted 3/4/2015 6:59 PM (GMT 0)
I don't think it has any negative effect on me.
Posted 3/4/2015 7:18 PM (GMT 0)
I'm still waiting for the caffeine patch, so I can get my morning buzz without so many pee trips.
Posted 3/4/2015 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
Bad for your colon? no....but a cup of Starbucks or anything even resembling its odour can send nausea waves even if I'm feeling well. bleh :-b

As said above, coffee is a stimulant, and for many its timing can coincide with bms. Some have the same effect after eating...so keep that in mind.

If I'm flaring and I'm nauseated, I'll possibly cut back a bit in the morning. I've stopped having coffee in the evening at home and opt for tea if I want something after supper....just for variety, actually. In a restaurant, I've been opting for tea sans cream because I can't drink coffee without it. It's dependent on what I'm eating as well.

My choices aren't gut driven, for the only stimulating effect for a bm would possibly be caused in the morning if at all. I can create the same effect by downing 2 glasses of water upon waking up.

So, if you have a negative effect from coffee, don't drink it. Not all coffee is equal for taste either...some is downright gross. Totally subjective, as is chocolate.

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Posted 3/4/2015 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
I've also noticed that homemade coffee is better for me than coffee bought at Starbucks, Biggby, or McDonald's. I don't know if it has a higher caffeine content or they put additives in it or something, but it makes me poop more than coffee I make on my own. It's not even their fancy drinks like frappuccinos or lattes or anything. I do like those, but even just plain old coffee from there bothers me more.
Posted 3/4/2015 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
I usually get Trader Joes low acid beans. Maybe its just cause it is morning.

I am starting to get fatigue i think from 6mp and cant imagine going wo coffee, it was a dumb idea. :-)
Posted 3/4/2015 11:30 PM (GMT 0)
Me + no coffee= hell spawn :)

Seriously tho, coffee is a must for me in the morning. Not just because I'm addicted but also because I cycle between IBS D and IBS C. I'm in remission from UC but when I was flaring I would limit my coffee intake because it's a stimulant.
Posted 3/4/2015 11:40 PM (GMT 0)
My crohn's colitis is in remission and I suffer with IBS alternating C/D but mostly D and coffee is a natural bowel stimulant but I don't find it aids with my IBS and have read that with IBS coffee should be avoided even if you have the constipation form of IBS....I've just recently given up coffee to see if it will cut down on frequency...it's really annoying to still have frequency AND have such a hard time getting the bm's out...depressing actually cuz I love coffee but if stopping it cuts the frequency down then it'll be worth it. I'm just scared that stopping the coffee might plug me right up because as usual I cannot win for losing.
Posted 3/4/2015 11:55 PM (GMT 0)
I can relate PB. That's why I don't stop coffee lol But even with coffee I only go 2-3 times in the morning and that's it. Without coffee - nil.
Posted 3/5/2015 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
I keeping the coffee! I feel like we give up so freaking much already! I dont drink more than a cup or two! On sunday mornings i love love love to have coffee in bed! It is one of my only simple pleasures!
Posted 3/5/2015 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
Well I'm fine with the coffee and I thank god for it because I believe I would go insane without it. Call me crease, but I must drink 5 to 9 cups a day ! When I flare I cut it down to three or four.

I started to drink a lot of coffee only 6 years ago when my dad got sick and past a way. It was kind of anti depression med it made me felt much better in my worse moments. Since then I'm addicted to it.

So I hope nothing will ever prevent me from drinking this so comforting beverage. ;)
Posted 3/5/2015 3:30 AM (GMT 0)
I have coffee every morning. I tried to switch to tea but I got constipated and was always tired. So, back to delicious coffee.
Posted 3/5/2015 3:49 AM (GMT 0)
I drink tea I purchase from an Asian store and grind 3 cardamom pods then make black, spiced tea in my Kurig cup, adding non dairy creamer (the powder) plus honey. Breakfast is 3 plain eggs plus plain yogurt with frozen blueberries. Not that it's any UC specialized diet but just eat what makes you feel the best.

Prior to being on so many drugs I never noticed issues with coffee except with very bad flares I went through many restrictive diets (I recall eliminating caffeine which just adding sick headaches from withdrawals).

The stimulant of caffeine might not be great if having painful diarrhea and trying to reduce the activity of the colon.

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Posted 3/5/2015 4:34 AM (GMT 0)
Drink 2 cups Organic coffee daily...I doctor it up with cinammon and a smidge of baking soda to cut acid, add a smidge of stevia and a coconut milk creamer...and add about 1/2 tsp coconut oil to the cup. YUM...tasty smooth non acidic coffee.

I use a generous amount of organic CO daily for cooking and adding to foods...J
Posted 3/5/2015 4:56 AM (GMT 0)
Im a huge coffee drinker - usually have 2 16 ounce mugs every AM and a 24 oz cup in the afternoon. But once I had my flare up and reading here about caffeine, and the suggestion to avoid it during a flare, well I bit the bullet and have been off it (as well as alcohol) for at least 5 weeks. I've been drinking decaf just to get a little "placebo" effect - because I'm still feeling the withdrawl!

Once I get non-flaring (set a hoped for goal of no blood for 2 weeks) I want a real cup of coffee!

(And it used to work for me like a charm every AM, few sips and was ready to hit the bathroom)
Posted 3/5/2015 8:48 AM (GMT 0)
I drink coffee but I also drink black and green tea. Depends on how tired I am. I work a night shift so caffeine is sometimes very necessary. My GI advised against coffee. But I never really listened on that one.
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