January 24, 2011
Acid Reflux And Coffee
Coffee has nothing to do with your acid reflux symptoms or its cause.
There is a lot of misleading information going around. For instance blaming coffee on your heartburn . . . there simply isn’t any science to back that up.
In fact most everything blamed on causing acid reflux is a bunch of malarkey.
Certainly there are many foods available that are less than healthy for you and many that are downright harmful. The problem is you’ve been over eating for years, combined with a less than idea lifestyle and the stress of day to day living has all taken its toll on you, taxed your health and virtually bankrupted your nutritional status,
Too many people allow themselves to be misled by all the direct-to-consumer advertising they’re bombarded with in this country. By the way those obnoxious ads that acid reflux sell drugs directly over your TV or radio are illegal in every country in the world, accept the US and New Zeeland.
That’s why Big Pharma makes more money than all the 500 fortune companies added together, including coffee growers . . . acid reflux drugs happens to be a large part of that profit margin.
No one is going to trade up their morning coffee for acid reflux; it’s easier to just pop some toxic antacids all day long, believing it’s the coffee or some other food.
You are an exception to most people simply because you do your own research; I commend you for that . . . you wouldn’t be reading this if that weren’t true.
In doing my research I found a 20 year study that followed approximately 44,000 men and 84,000 women who drank coffee. The study revealed that coffee is safe and may even have some cardiovascular benefits.
How can coffee be beneficial to your heart health but cause acid reflux? Simple, coffee doesn’t cause acid reflux; it has nothing to do with it. That doesn’t mean that drinking coffee can’t trigger your acid reflux . . . anything can ‘trigger’ your acid reflux, especially when you over eat or lie down after eating a lot.
Coffee relaxes people, helps them focus and if you drink 3 cups a day may help lower age-related cognitive decline . . . so stop your acid reflux by not over eating and drink more coffee.
None of the coffee studies say anything about acid reflux. True coffee can temporarily raise blood pressure, but it isn’t a cause of hypertension. All I can say is I would stay away from non-organic coffee because of all the pesticide spraying going on these days . . . I also like to add cacao nibs to my coffee drip maker . . . it tastes great and adds magnesium a natural muscle relaxant.
Overconsumption and under-nutrition is the cause for your acid reflux, not coffee.
You were born to heal,
Todd M. Faass
Health Advocate
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Comments on Acid Reflux And Coffee »
Jennifer @ 2:07 am
Drinking too much coffee definitely gave me acid reflux. I am a vegetarian and it was the only acidic thing I consumed.
Best Instant Coffee @ 10:14 pm
Learn something new everyday! Thanks!
M W @ 2:48 pm
Hi,
Although you may claim that there is no scientific connection proven between coffee and acid reflux, let me tell you my personal testimony that for me coffee certainly shoots up my stomach acid levels.
And I have observed and experimented this for past 25 years. In fact, for me, just 3-4 sips of coffee or even decaf give me intense acidity.
I don’t drink coffee/decaf at all because of this reason and I have experimented this for over 25 yrs and concluded!
Tom Fortt @ 1:11 pm
Is Acid Reflux causing my hic-cups, backflows and occasional difficulty in speaking when I am having a “session?” /s/ TAF