For the LOVE of coffee....
01/20/08 08:18 PM
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beyondform
Reged: 02/08/05
Posts: 3
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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