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Posted 12/29/2009 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
just curious ...is coffee ok to drink with colitis ....i heard low acid coffee is ok....is there a herbal tea anyone can reccommend?
Posted 12/29/2009 1:58 PM (GMT 0)
I drink coffee every morning. Yes it bothers me but I won't give it up :) Decaf coffee doesn't seem to be an issue for me though. So I think it's the caffeine that may affect Uc. As for herbal teas, I drink peppermint, chamomile or green tea (all decaf). The peppermint makes my stomach feel better especially when I am feeling nauseas.
Posted 12/29/2009 3:46 PM (GMT 0)
Coffee does not bother me but I drink only one cup a day.
Posted 12/29/2009 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
I drink anywhere from 2 - 6 cups of coffee a day....no problems.

Most herbal teas give me a stomach ache, even the peppermint unless it's mixed with green or black or white tea.

I drink both regular and decaf coffee and teas.

trial and error.....but.....I never drink coffee alone on an empty stomach.

q
Posted 12/29/2009 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
Cinnamon tea is very tasty and really soothes the colon.

Place 1 stick of cinnamon bark in a cup of boiling water and place a saucer over the top the cup. This allows the tea to distill. Drink when lukewarm. No sugar required as the tea has a sweatness of it's own. This is the most tasty tea that you will ever drink and it's excellent for UC
Posted 12/29/2009 6:05 PM (GMT 0)

I just wanted to add that I drink 2 cups of regular coffee in the morning but NEVER on an empty stomach.  Same with tea - little toast or cookie/cracker works!

ElaineNY

Posted 12/29/2009 6:20 PM (GMT 0)

missk

I loved your "thought for the day", I needed that today.  Thanks.

Posted 12/29/2009 7:35 PM (GMT 0)
Chamomile tea is awesome, it's a natural anti-inflammatory and for women it's been scientifically proven to aid with menstral cramps...Ginger tea is also great for calming a sore gut...peppermint is suppose to be good too, for me though it causes heartburn and I only get heartburn if I drink peppermint tea so I avoid it.

Caffeine can exacerbate IBD symptoms, so I don't drink coffee, even decaff has some caffeine in it so it would be a better alternative to regular coffee if you can't live without coffee.

:)
Posted 12/29/2009 8:23 PM (GMT 0)
When I was first DX my doc told me coffee was a bad thing - but I said, heck, I need to do something "normal"!! So - I've never given it up; I have 1-3 cups each morning.
Posted 12/29/2009 11:56 PM (GMT 0)
I have at least a cup every morning. I brew my own and use coffeemate creamer. It used to bother me sometimes while flaring but definitely not now.
Posted 12/30/2009 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
I drink mostly Chai, which contains ginger, a property that is very anti-inflammatory. I usually make it with more ginger than the recipe requires. I also add more cinnamon, which is also anti-inflammatory, to give it a naturally sweet taste. I've gotten used to drinking it without sugar.

I will drink decaf coffee from time to time. Of course, my body doesn't digest it very well.
Posted 12/30/2009 2:16 PM (GMT 0)
coffee all the way here baby. It is a bit of an addicition. I willhave between 4-6 cups a day and decaf after 2 oe 3:00 Just asked my doc abouut it and she said it will not hurt thel inig of the intestine but it will get things moving quicker.

also drink quite a bit of tea. love camolmile, pepermint chai, etc.
Posted 12/30/2009 2:24 PM (GMT 0)
Normal Tea and Coffee is a no no for me, it can give me ulcers too. Camomile Tea is the big one, a really good tea to have for us. Heard good things about ginger tea too.
Posted 12/30/2009 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
thanx everyone....i did buy some peppermint tea today.....but i probably will still drink a lil bit of coffee..lol i love it 2...im in a flare now and this sucks bad....it seems only in the morning i feel like crap...with blood and moucus....so im hoping with my new diet things will get back to normal....
Posted 12/30/2009 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
LondonRed...what kind of ulcers would it give you? If you drink tea/coffee...they can increase the acidity of the stomach which can increase the pain of ulcers in the stomach/duodenum, erosion of the esophagus if you have reflux or something like that. It won't cause "ulcers" of CD.

If you are concerned with upper gastro acidity, you should be on a ppi or acid reducer.



quincy
Posted 12/30/2009 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
Coffee occasionally irritates my colon, however the satisfaction of my caffeine addiction is compensatory.
Posted 12/30/2009 11:11 PM (GMT 0)
I had Ulcers from Helicobactor Pilori not from Chrohn's. Too much acid mixing with the bacteria made me lose tonnes of blood. God willing, the bacteria has been eradicated now but tea/coffee/hot chocolate etc made meend up in hospital every time - they are stomach killers for me.
Posted 12/31/2009 1:32 AM (GMT 0)

I'm not sure why you're concerned about low acid coffee...the acid in your stomach is greatly more times what coffee you're putting in there. It's not the acid in our stomach that's causing our UC.
Drink coffee if you don't mind the 1-2 hour's worth of colon stimulation it usually causes...you know, provoking a bm.
Herbal teas won't take you out of a flare but some are supposed to be calming (I never really noticed this effect but some taste pleasant and are warming to drink at night without having the caffeine you may not want at night).

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