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Quit Caffeine: Watch what Happens       04/08/04 06:37 AM Edit Reply Quote Flamingguts Reged: 03/30/04 Posts: 11 Curiously--I developed my "IBS" after slamming down 8 cups of coffee/day--for about 15 years... Ever see what happens when you QUIT? Instant constipation! The nerves of the colon have adjusted to that level of artificial stimulation by caffeine to produce "normal" bowel movements. When caffeine is stopped--at least for me--the guts "lock up". It takes several weeks before "normal" defecation returns without caffeine. And who knows--maybe the caffeine effect is not reversible in some people...And causing oversensitized gut nerves...from then on. Maybe sol. fiber just reduces the stimulation while the nerves are "healing" from years of excessive caffeine stimulation... But in some people...it can't be reversed? And "IBS"..results??? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread Quit Caffeine: Watch what Happens Flamingguts 04/08/04 06:37 AM Re: Quit Caffeine: Watch what Happens rosey 04/08/04 10:57 AM Not With Me Bevvy 04/08/04 06:59 AM Re: Not With Me geminimcm 04/08/04 07:00 AM No C Bevvy 04/08/04 07:06 AM Re: Not With Me 04/08/04 07:05 AM Re: Not With Me Vicam 04/08/04 10:26 AM Re: Not With Me Paulalibrarian 04/08/04 10:59 AM

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