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As Smokey Robinson used to say, "I second that emotion". My very worst IBS-D flare-up in history, which lasted a month, began after a nice hot cup of rich black coffee. Within a minute, I was in the bathroom and my stool was water. Water!! I realize an entire generation is hooked on Starbucks, but caffeine is a drug that sends your body into a temporary tizzy. If you need this rush, take speed. At least it won't give you the runs, even if it turns you mentally into a turnip within a few years.

Frankly, there is nothing more delicious than a bottle of water with the picture of a musk ox or a pine tree on it.

Seriously, the only benefactor of your drinking coffee is your proverbial evil corporate boss, who loves to see employees buzzing around the office on fake energy. That's why offices have coffee break rooms, but not meditation domes (smile). I went cold turkey - had headaches for a day or so, then was free. Now I wake up without needing an immediate energy boost. I wake up and I am awake, as nature intended. Now I am going to go smoke a ciggie butt (just kidding).

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