For the LOVE of coffee....
#322821 - 01/20/08 08:18 PM
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beyondform
Reged: 02/08/05
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Loc: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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I am obsessed with coffee. I am very particular about where I get it from and savor the experience. Yet I also have IBS-C and have had a love-hate relationship with the substance based upon the height of my symptoms at the time. Unfortunately, this weekend my body decided not to tolerate the caffeine roller-coaster any longer, and sent me into a state of pain far more intense than normal. Then, not only was I dealing with cramping and lack of appetite, but the crushing symptoms of caffeine withdrawal!
Since then, I've managed to have some coffee, even though it does cause some pain, only to offset the debilitating withdrawal. I'm hoping to gradually phase it out this week through weaker doses. I tried using the Teecino method, but my stomach is a bit senstive to it, so this is the only way. I've really wanted to get control over this addiction for a while, and it looks like I am not being forced into it.
Anyway, I look forward to working with this site to actually getting a handle on my health, rather than simply trying to tolerate it.
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Dude, you are not alone. I am a coffee tragic and it is killing me not getting my gourmet grounds.
I too am particular about coffee-the grounds, whether they grind per cup, whether or not the barista has cleaned the machine properly, if they even HAVE a Barista working behind the counter.
I am IBS-D and I might be able to tolerate maybe ONE Cappuccino but only if I can have an Immodium aswell and even then, it's touch and go so I can't drink it when I am out. I have to resort to getting it and dashing home to drink it in case "something" happens.
Prayer helps. :P But it is bloody hard...and don't get me started on chocolate...
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Oh geez, do I miss my coffee.  And I could swear it helped with the BMs 
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I tried using the Teecino method, but my stomach is a bit senstive to it
Same here. Inulin is rough stuff on tummies. Unfortunately, that leaves us with nothing....if you can't tolerate soy either.
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IBS-C with pain and bloat
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I am finding I can tolerate a cup or two if I have my acacia first. Lately Ive been very stable so that may be the reason. Normally though it sends me running to the bathroom. The only think that can even replace it in my mind and taste buds is soy chai from Starbucks but at 4.00 a cup, I limit those!
Sandy
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I'm the same way....in the morning I'm fine as long as I take my Acaia before I drink it....I don't know if it makes a huge difference but I drink 1/2 caffeine & 1/2 decaf....
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Same here I never thought I'd miss coffee the most. Living in NYC seeing everyone queuing up for, carrying, slurping and savouring their morning coffees is tough! Not to mention the bagels and doughnuts 
Amusingly I switched to a coffee substitute (roasted barley, chicory root, rye etc.) only to realise weeks later that I'm intolerant to barley&rye and that it was making me even more sick than coffee, lol.
Peppermint and camomile it is then.
Pete
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i find that i can have a few decaf coffees a day and they dont bother me.......have you tried decaf, black?
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I will try decaf but I thought it was a big no no.
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Even decaf coffee can trigger problems for me. Caffeine is a no no for us, but coffee (decaf or not) also contains an enzyme that is a possible trigger for many of us.
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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Try Soyfee.com. It has different flavor beans that are ground just like coffee and are made exactly like coffee. And note that too much soy bothers me (in milk, replacements, etc.) but soyfee has NEVER given me a problem. I have been drinking it daily for over a year. It's the only thing that has "psychologically" helped with missing coffee. As for the caffeine...I hear you on that one on some early mornings. 
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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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OMG! I just had to post on this one.... This is the one thing that I just can't quit. And, sometimes I feel like a loser not being able to kick the coffee thing, but I've grown used to that one cup in the morning for the past 20 years. How do you just quit? My body wants it and I'm a @#$@ without it in the morning trying to get 3 kids off to school and go to work. I have to say, I really love Folgers Sensibly Smooth , easy on your stomach. I don't have much trouble with one cup of it in the morning. I cannot drink any other brand, though. Starbucks and Dunkin donuts coffee both made me cramped up and miserable with D! I have acid reflux too and this brand doesn't seem to make that any worse. The way I figure it is if I wake up and my lousy plain oatmeal is giving me heartburn, then, to heck with it, i'm having a cup of coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
frustrated
katharine
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I think coffee is the absolute best thing on earth. I don't touch it anymore because it KILLS me with the bloating and affects me energetically in a way I can't really fully explain. It instantly disrupts the balance I work so hard to keep in my body and spirit. So I don't touch it. But...I dream of coffee. I love it so much. I love the ritual, the experience, the lifestyle, the idea of myself as a coffee drinker. I love it all. And I miss it all. Ultimately feeling good is more important to me. But my heavens, for the LOVE of coffee...
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I have to agree with you Jordy! I know that coffee helped me with bms...it was the only thing that made me go regularly. I have given it up for a few months now, but I have started to treat myself to a cup or two on the weekends...I mix the folgers smooth stomach with teechino...tastes pretty good and doesn't bother my stomach. I will stick to fennel tea during the week, though.
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IBS-C. Hoping to be stable for Italy trip in April and trying to have a baby!
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Soyfee?
#323630 - 01/31/08 10:24 AM
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Erilyn
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Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Canada
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Does Soyfee actually taste like coffee? Or does it have its own flavour?
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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Re: Soyfee?
#323836 - 02/02/08 06:08 PM
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I really think that it tastes like coffee and I am a pretty tough critic. I really dislike tea and when I tried some of the other coffee replacements, they still reminded me of tea. I order the french vanilla version of the soyfee and I put low fat coffeemate creamer in it. I never was one to use sugar. You have to adjust the strength of how you like it...I tend to like my coffee strong but you can make the soyfee weaker if you'd like. I really think it's worth a try. I SWEAR..I am soooo with all of you on your dreams of coffee. How did I give it up? I was desperate I guess b/c of the d and the anxiety that went with it. I do cheat with other things here and there but this is one that I NEVER do. I am astonished myself b/c I don't have very good willpower. If it weren't for the soyfee, I know I would cheat with coffee sometimes. The caffeine withdrawal is tough for about a week or so and every so often I really miss it (for tiredness or a headache or for getting my two kids out the door too!), but I suppose our bodies are better overall without the caffeine anyway. Good luck. I can totally relate and feel your pain!
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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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I found out that those yummy chai lattes from starbucks contain the same amount of caffeine as coffee. You can check their website for caffeine content. I was so disappointed!! I used to get a soy chai latte almost every morning on my way to work... I miss it!!
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"I have no patience for lactose. And I won't stand for it." -Jerry Seinfeld
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Re: Soyfee?
#323914 - 02/04/08 09:10 AM
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Erilyn
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I think I've pretty much gotten over my caffeine addiction – I was gradually weaning myself off coffee anyway over the last couple of years just because I knew it was a trigger, but I drank diet coke literally every day. Diet coke never seemed to give me any problems whatsoever, and I might try drinking caffeine-free diet coke someday when and if I become stable, but for now I sure would love to enjoy that COFFEE flavour again! Caffeine or no caffeine.
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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I NEED COFFEE NOW!!!  
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