Caffeine- is it a trigger for you?

[MASCARA101]

Hi there. Wondering if caffeine is a trigger for most. I am having a hard time determining if its a problem for me. I don't know if its the caffeine or the acidity of coffee that is a problem. I'm thinking about trying low caff low acid coffee. Thank you for any replies.:smile tee
Patti

[megancolleen]

I have a hard time figuring that out too. It does definitely make me urinate more--it is a diuretic, after all--but it doesn't really cause pain, just frequency. I do know that too much of it puts me in a flare, but it doesn't bother me much if I have it occasionally.

[mimimama]

yes, for many people, caffeine is a trigger. i ordered the uroroast coffee from the IC shop. It is very good and doesn't cause me to flare. it does have caffeine in the kind i ordered. i need a morning jolt:)

i cannot have any teas, soda, anything else w/caffeine.

Good luck, hope that helps!

[kadi]

Yes, caffeine is a problem for me. I drink Puroast Decaf House Blend Coffee made in the Toddy Maker (reduces acidity even further), then mixed with milk. (Puroast & Toddy Maker available in the ICN shop linked at the top of the page).

[tigger_gal]

I have no problem with caffeine thankfullly. I would be so lost without my coffee.

[sami4]

For me caffeine is the big trigger for about two hours of peeing every 20 minutes. Acid does not seem to bother me, I can drink lemonade and not have a problem, but caffeine acts like a super diuretic for me.

[Waves]

Caffeine (and all coffee or tea) was the hardest thing for me to give up!!! I miss it every day. But I think it was the one of the best things for IC I have done.

I have tried the low acid brands, but they, even with half rice milk, caused flare ups and pain.

I wish it were different, but that's my story, and "I'm sticking to it!"

[born2swim]

Caffeine itself is not a problem except that it is a diuretic which gives me MAJOR problems. My frequency shoots through the roof when I have caffeine and the urgency is equally worse with caffine.

Good luck!

[mary124]

As long as I have no more than a cup or 2, than its not a problem, but anymore than that, than I have a lot of frequency; so I limit myself to 2 cups in the morning- one at home which is decaf and I usually on drink a half of cup and the other is regular and most time I drink the whole cup. Other than that I usually drink water during the day.