Alternatives to coffee

I'm a big Earl Grey lover. I need my daily morning cup of Earl Grey.

You said teas don't work for you though. Have you tried energy drinks?

There are three caffien free coffee sinstitutes that I know off. Roma, Teeccino, and dandelion root.

Earl Grey is a black tea.

Maybe you need to make your coffee weaker. I noticed I had made mine really strong after a while and I didn't notice it until I visited someone else and their coffee was a lot weaker haha.

I stopped drinking soda too because its phosphoric acid is bad on my bones. I already damaged them enough during steroid use.

Even before UC, 40 minutes after a cup of hot coffee, I'd be on the toilet. Studies have shown that coffee (decaf and caf) stimulates the distal colon. Last I checked, scientists don't know why, just that it has a laxative effect and it has nothing to do with the caffeine. I have also always found that hot coffee causes bathroom trips way more than cold coffee.

I have given up coffee myself, because I do not need anything sending me off to the bathroom. You might want to try different teas -- I don't like a lot of them, but I love spice teas and chai with strong flavors. Diet Coke is a thing for me, though way less than it used to be. Also try sparkling water with a little bit of pure juice for flavor (I love my Soda Stream). For some reason, I find the carbonation very stimulating and awakening.

I have been drinking matcha with almond milk, but you have to buy the real stuff, make sure it is. organic and tested for lead. (Chinese matcha has higher lead levels than Japanese). I drink matcha every week day, coffee on weekends and I am less caffeinated weekends.